Ayang friendship tournament begins in Eket

Hon Ayang Akanimo Ayang

All is now set for the commencement of Ayang friendship cup billed for teams in Eket State constituency. A release from the central planning committee of the tournament indicates that tournament all matches will be played Eket Sports Stadium and it is part of the intervention programme of Hon Ayang Akanimo Ayang for the people mostly the youths of Eket state constituency. 

The football tournament is to discover talents for the state and nation at large in football and to make the youths to be useful and gainfully employed in sports. The unveiling of the cup and pre-tournament briefing will be held tomorrow Wednesday at the Constituency office of Hon Ayang Akanimo Ayang at number 21 grace Bill road in Eket by 10:00am. 

Youth leader renovates Primary School BY EMMANUEL AKPAN

The youth president of Itiam Etoi community in Uyo Local Government Area, Ambassador Ukai Udeme Emmanuel has completed the renovation of dilapidated classroom blocks of the Methodist Primary School, Itiam Etoi.

Ambassador Ukai Emmanuel disclosed this last Wednesday during a media chat with selected journalists in Uyo. He said that his determination to renovate the primary school was to complement the State Government’s free, compulsory and qualitative education policy as well as make the school more comfortable for the children of his community.

“You embezzled Akwa Starlets’ money” ….Assistant Team Manager tells Chairman - Emmanuel Akpan

It was an avenue for the exchange of words at  the Sport Stakeholders meeting convened by the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Sir Monday Uko, last Wednesday when the floor was made open for comments and reactions after the Commissioner’s address.

Following series of contributions from Stakeholders, it was gathered that the Assistant Team Manager of Akwa Starlet Football Club, Ebong Umoh Afia in his comment, accused his Chairman Mr. Ini Edoho of embezzling the funds released by the state government for the last football season and also called on him to make an account of how the money was spent. He said, “Please my Commissioner call him (Ini Edoho) to make an account of how he spent the money last season because it was a total fraud”