Goodluck support group storms A’Ibom * Set to inaugurate South-South office in Uyo BY EMMANUEL AKPAN

A front line political group in Nigeria campaigning for President Goodluck Jonathan to run for a second term, the Goodluck Support Group (GSG) over the weekend stormed Akwa Ibom State in a bid to inspect the South-South office of the group which is due for commissioning soon.

The South-South zonal office is located at Plot 27 C-line, Ewet Housing Estate, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

Addressing the South-South Elders Advisory Council of the group, the National Secretary of Goodluck Support Group (GSG), Archbishop Prof. L. B. Kawas said the visit was to inspect the South-South zonal office as well as assess the office for further approval for commissioning by the National Coordinator of the group, Barr. AhmedA.Gulak as soon as possible Archbishop Kawas commended the South-South elders for always supporting the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan in the previous years and called on them to continue with their support and contributions in order for the president to succeed in his first term tenure and beyond. 

Sanusi’s sack: Debating facts or sentiments?

The stormy ending of Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s tenure as Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor is not coming as a surprise to many keen followers of recent events around the apex bank. The CBN has in the past few months become a theatre of melodramas, with the suspended CBN Governor’s histrionics featuring very prominently in each episode. As in melodramas, sensationalism was a very visible feature in the acts, the reason being to appeal to the emotions of Nigerians who watched.

Of course, since the drama reached a new climax some days ago following Sanusi’s suspension, it has become clear that the CBN scriptwriters have successfully appealed to the emotions and sentiments of most Nigerians who draw judgement from the federal government’s action. Sentiments have apparently taken the place of reasoning and objectivist discourse.

Trust that while corporate entities like the CBN have a way of weathering the storms and quickly regaining stability following a high-profile shake up like this, the media world will characteristically continue to bustle with the subject of Sanusi suspension by President Goodluck Jonathan.

Akwa Starlets Chairman meets team supporters

The new Chairman of Akwa Starlets  Football Club, Hon. Emmanuel Ibah last Friday met with supporters of the team for a formal introduction as well as familiarity visit since his emergence as the club chairman.

The meeting took place at the Supporters’ Club House in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
Addressing the supporters, Hon. Emmanuel Ibah said his visit to the supporters was to meet and know them as his administration in the club is willing to carry all members along.

What makes All Weather Schools thick - Chairman

 All Weather group of Schools is an institution that has lived the test of time. It has produced graduates and people who are making that state and nation proud. Founded a long time ago by Mrs. Essien today, it has continued to remain one of the most reliable and dependable Educational institution. On the first of March, next week Saturday, the institution will be holding her 2014 Inter House Sports competition, it promises to be explosive, all inclusive and an event that will stand the test of what it is meant to be. In this interview with THE INK reporter in Eket, the Chairman All Weather Group of Schools Chief Uduak Essien and the Principal of the School Deaconess Esther Essien shed lights on why the Institution has remained the toast of this generational Education. Enjoy Excerpts

 

Please can you tell our readers who you are in a nutshell?
Thank you, I am Chief Uduak U Essien, the group chairman of All Weather International Schools, I happen to be an Eket man. All Weather has a branch in Onna and also in Idua. All Weather was established in 1973 by the late Chief Edna U. Essien of blessed memory. It was founded as a school and it has remained as a school till today. 

 

It is not for commercial activities, it is an educational based Institution and our products speak for us. From 1973 to about 2005 All Weather had been operating with a nursery and primary until about 2005 we had secondary section although the approval for the establishment of a secondary school was given by the government in 1995 during the days of the founder but due to one reason or the other it could not take off but it is in this dispensation that we took off. We have written WAEC and NECO twice and the results are very impressive. All Weather Schools is blessed with thorough bred professionals as teachers and management staff.

Tell us your background

It is a one stop Institution for educational development - Principal

Who is the principal of all weather group of schools?

My humble self-Deaconess Esther Essien, I am from Eket the school is a second generation school owned by our late mother Chief Mrs. Edna U Essien, we the children are now up on our feet to take up that responsibility and the vision the leader had and we have vowed never to allow the initiative, (All Weather). The three children Chief Uduak Essien, Stella Essien and Esther Essien, we have all come together to take up that responsibility, the school is more than what you have seen, we have a branch of this school in Onna, here is the main campus, we have the Nursery, Primary and Secondary sections.

What is the driving force behind your acceptance of piloting the affairs of this school?
The driving force that urged me to take up the responsibility of piloting the affairs of this school is my awareness, my understanding of what leadership at an Educational institution means. I am never a novice in this noble profession, I am a professional teacher, and I read Education at the NCE level before proceeding for a higher degree. I want to believe that the late founder of All Weather International Schools Chief Edna Essien knew that we will key into her vision and thereby encouraging us to step into that field as well because without that, we wouldn’t have been able to sustain this legacy upon her demise. I believe to be a teacher is a calling because you could be forced into reading a particular course and you find it difficult to flow but when once you are called into that ministry you flow easily, so I enjoy doing this job even more than what my mother was doing.

Tell us about the time you have spent as the principal of the school, how has it been, the challenges and the lessons?
It’s been ups and downs both from the children side, the parents and the teachers’ side and even the side of the government. It’s been all ups and downs but by the grace of God we have been able to scale through the challenges. Like when we were about starting the secondary school section some years back I was heavy with my first child when I came in and we had about 25 students but to the glory of God because of the performances of the children we are close to five hundred in the space of six years in the secondary section.

Your school is one of the first private schools in Eket and some of the schools that came in with you are no more now, what is the secret of the success of All Weather Schools?

Mkpat Enin schools to participate in (SPE) Science and Engineering Fair By Victor Ufot

In keeping with his campaign promises to Mkpat Enin students, the President National Association of Mkpat Enin Students (NAMES) worldwide comrade Usenobong Ekponyoh has through his office secured four slots for secondary schools in MkpatEnin local government to take part in the forth coming Society for Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Science and Engineering Fair 2014 to be held at Shell R.A Port Harcourt, River state, next month.

The schools to represent the local government at the exhibition Fair include Federal Government Girls College, Ikot Obio Itong, Government Technical College, Ikot Akata, Hope Academy Secondary school, Ikot Ekpe and Community Secondary school Mkpat Enin.

Speaking to THE INK newspaper, comrade Ekponyoh explained that the fair is an exhibition where schools will have to chose a particular project, construct it and explain how the project can solve a problem in the society. The president also promised to attract more of such developments to the students of Mkpat Enin local government both in the secondary schools and tertiary institutions.

2015: Esit Eket youth groups root for Dr Ntekim

Dr. Effiong Assam Ntekim

Against the backdrop of a purported but politically masterminded rejection of the candidacy of an American trained super mechanical engineer, Dr. Effiong Assam Ntekim by the generality of Esit Eket people over his political ambition to bring needed changes to Akwa Ibom State and revolutionize the economy by way of industrializing it, five youth groups and other professionals have risen in absolute solidarity of his ambition.

The five groups are the Esit Eket Technicians Forum, Esit Eket Traders Association, Prestigious Ladies of Esit Eket and Esit Eket Youth Congress as well as the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), each represented by their chairmen and secretaries, reaffirmed that Dr. Ntekim, a bonafide son of Ikpa town in Esit Eket local government area, had on Saturday, February 15, 2014, hosted the gamut of the Esit Eket PDP chapter and that he was formerly received into the party’s fold by the Vice Chairman of Esit Eket Local Government Area, Hon. EnobongAsuboh, who led others in the exercise. He was the council’s chairman’s representative at the occasion, the groups said.

Annang Nation honours Enoidem as Best Commissioner

Barr Emmanuel Enoidem (r) receiving the award of Best Commissioner from Annang land from Obong Aniebiet Idiong, President - Annang Peoples Assemmbly

Commissioner for Special Duties Barr Emmanuel Enoidem was last week honoured by Annang nation as the best commissioner from the region.

 Speaking under the auspices of Annang Peoples Assembly, the President of the group Obong Aniebiet Idiong popularly known as Tanker said the Assembly after a thorough assessment and a call for nominations amongst members had voted and Enoidem was found fit as the best commissioner to have ever come out of Annang nation.

Idiong stressed that even though the award is not to create ethnic divisions in the state, he maintained that Barr. Emmanuel Enoidem has demonstrated uncommon leadership skills and is one of those that has completely interpreted the goals and dreams of the state Governor Chief Godswill Akpabio whom he described as a leader with the heart of gold.

PDP Officer hails Unoma Akpabio over award

State Assistant Organizing  Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party Usoro Akpanusoh has described the wife of the state Governor, Mrs.Ekaette Unoma Godswill Akpabio as a woman that has created an impact in the nation and beyond. Akpanusoh made this known while exchanging views with our reporter over the weekend.

 He said the award given to Ekaette Unoma Godswill Akpabio by the SUN newspapers as the most supportive Governor’s wife has gone to prove that the wife of the Governor is a woman that has impacted positively on the lives of the nation.

The former Vice Chairman of Esit Eket described Unoma Akpabio as the leader of Akwa Ibom women whose support to the state Governor Godswill Akpabio has been legendary. 

Kufre house wins TIS Inter Sports meet

Kufre House which adorned all blue colour has emerged the overall winner of the 2014 inter house sports competition of the Tower of Ivory Schools. The inter house sports which grand finale took place at the school premises in Ediene Abak had four houses, Enomfon, Ebong, Ayakeme and Kufre House challenging for medals.

Earlier in the day, there was a match past between the four competing houses. Other events for the day were discuss throw, long jump, relay race, 100 metres, 200 meters and marathon race. As well as dancing, choreography and other varieties which students and pupils participated while having a field day.

Chairman on the occasion Barr Okon Okon in his speech said, he is happy that the management of Tower of Ivory Schools have found it fit to host children to such a remarkable inter house sports competition. He hinted that the events that were lined up are the best of its kind in the history of the state and urged Parents to send their children to Tower of Ivory Schools which he described as a breed apart.

Akon Eyakenyi: Garland to a great woman @ 54 BY UDEME INYANG

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan early this year forwarded a list of ministerial nominees to the National Assembly for clearance. Akwa Ibom born Mrs Akon Etim Eyakenyi made it into the list whish will be his last for the final lap of his first term. She emerged as the Akwa Ibom State nominee courtesy of Governor Godswill Akpabio.

Few weeks after, the Nigerian Senate approved the name of Mrs Eyakenyi and ten others - out of the twelve ministerial nominees sent to it by the President, paving the way for the formation of a new cabinet soon.

For those who know MrsEyakenyi, her name reverberates as an industrious, humble and honest woman who has never been found wanting in any position she has been saddled with.  In a country that is bedeviled with all manner of rotten politicians perpetuating every form of corruption in high places and parading themselves as our leaders, its heartwarming that a member of the womenfolk can rise up, conduct herself admirably and do things as it should be.

THE INK NEWSPAPER, UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE