2015: Itu Youths want Udom to contest

Youths of Itu Local Government Area under the auspices of Itu Youth leaders say they want the Secretary to State Government Udom Gabriel Emmanuel to contest the 2015 gubernatorial election without fear and that they are going to stand by him to the end.

This was contained in a communiqué signed by about forty youth groups from different organizations of the Local Government Area. The youths maintained that they support whole heartedly the decision of the Governor Godswill Akpabio that come 2015, the next Governor of the state should come from Eket Senatorial District and that they wish the state Secretary to Government Udom Emmanuel contests the forthcoming polls.

The group described Udom Emmanuel as a man that is capable of completely transforming Akwa Ibom State and urged him to warm up for the race as according to them, Itu youths will play him all the way.

Annang Peoples Assembly visits tourism commissioner

* Partners with Ati Annang

The state commissioner for culture and Tourism Mr. Ita Udo Friday last week played host to the leadership and members of Annang Peoples Assembly with a charge on the organization and its members to continue supporting the present administration led by the Governor Chief Godswill Akpabio.

During the courtesy visit, the National President of Annang Peoples Assembly Obong Anietie Idiong in his speech eulogized the State Governor Godswill Akpabio describing him as a man of the people and a leader that is currently doing the biddings of Akwa Ibom people at home and in the diaspora. He commended the state commissioner for Tourism Mr. Ita Udo for what they described as the commissioner’s unending effort in ensuring that he adds more energy to the duties expected of his office.

Obong Idiong said, Ita Udo and some other colleagues in the state Executive council are worthy and true disciples of the uncommon transformation in the state as being led by the state Governor Godswill Akpabio. The Annang Peoples Assembly leader went down memory lane were he informed of when the group was formed and the achievements of the body so far.

Cult clash in Eket claims three lives, injures many

The recent clash between members of the Vikings Confraternity and a local cult group, Ukpotio in Eket Local Government has claimed not less than three lives, THE INK can report authoritatively. Penultimate Sunday which was the 8th of June, the Nka Ukpotio which is based at Nnung Uso in Usung Inyang had three of her members killed by a rampaging Vikings boy who is popularly known as ONE LOVE.  And about two are said to have been lucky to have escaped.

THE INK crime reporter gathered that the renewed crises between the two cult groups started as a result of the challenge members of the Vikings group posted to Ukpotio about two to three months ago. Competent sources said members of the Vikings confraternity had returned from an outing and had went to a certain joint were they looted some drinks, valuables and cash including Indian hemps commonly known as Ikong Ekpo. After the invasion of the first joint, they are said to have moved to and looted another joint at Idim Affia owned by a member of the rival Ukpotio cult group. They are said to have also molested the sales boy before carting away money of sales for that day. The Ukpotio man who owns this second drinking spot is known as Emem.

Barr. Dan Abia Jnr and his empowerment

The member representing the people of Eket Federal Constituency in the green chambers of the National Assembly has not only lived up to the expectations of his people but has redefined effective representation and governance within his short stay in office.

The people of Eket Federal constituency have never had it better than now, within his few years in office Barr Dan Abia jnr. has rewarded his people for the love and confidence they reposed in him by standing by him throughout the period he fought back his mandate. His recent empowerment programme has continued to form the topic for public discourse especially for close admirers of his purposeful and effective representation.

During his last set of empowerment programme, Hon. Dan Abia jnr dolled out many items ranging from Cars, motorcycles, sewing machines and other items which have gone a long way in changing the lives and fortunes of the beneficiaries for good.

Day Nsit Ubium youths took Onofiok Luke to church

Penultimate sunday was a full day of thanksgiving  to  God when youths of Nsit Ubium Local Government Area set aside their  respective Christian  denominations to gather under a platform called Onofiok Luke Believers (OLB) at the Apostolic Church, Nnung Obong, to thank God for his  show of love and care to Nsit Ubium  through their   representatives in the state house of assembly, Hon. (Barr) Onofiok Luke, and for his grace,  love and protection of the legislator throughout his first three years in office.

According to a statement of invitation jointly signed  by the state chairman and secretary of the OLB (Names) group which  was made available  to newsmen few days before the event, the plan to receive the legislator and as well thank God for him was a collective decision of Nsit Ubium youths group was made up of.

Sacked Mobil workers demand N11.4B terminal benefits, gives two weeks ultimatum

 

No fewer than 1,444 Exxon-Mobil workers who were relieved of their jobs has demanded N11.4 billion terminal benefits from the Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN), Unlimited.
The Secretary, Disengaged service contract workers of Mobil, Mr Eshiet Ubong, stated this in an interview with newsmen in Eket, Akwa Ibom.

Ubong said that the group gives Mobil two weeks to pay their entitlements or face massive protest.
According to him, during the protest Mobil operations would be shut down.
“Mobil had an agreement with this group of workers that before their disengagement from service, Mobil promise to pay them their terminal benefits.

“Mobil agreed that if these workers are disengaged from service their entitlement will be paid based on the condition of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) of the workers.

2015: Aniekan Umanah in tripple trouble * Confronted by Udom Emmanuel

* House of Reps ambition suffers massive blow
* Attacked by Abak Youths
* I don’t play or believe in dirty politics, blackmail - Info Boos

The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr. Aniekan Umanah is trapped in trouble waters as he is alleged to be embarking on campaign of blackmail against some politicians in his federal constituency.

To achieve this purpose, sources said that Mr. Umana who is a Federal House of Representative aspirant and his co-travelers had fabricated an online story that Barr Patrick Udomfang who is also aspiring to the House of Representatives had attended a meeting in Abuja. The meeting which was alleged to be at the instance of a gubernatorial aspirant, Obong Umana Okon Umana investigations revealed that the information turned out to be a story said to have been cooked up by Aniekan Umanah to embarrass Barr Udomfang.

Information Commissioner preaches effective leadership

Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr. Aniekan Umanah, has advised those in positions of authority to make every effort towards leaving good legacies, so that they could be remembered after their tenure.

Mr. Umanah, who made the call lastweek, when he inaugurated the NUJ Viewing and Recreation Centre, at Information Drive, IBB Avenue, Uyo, said leadership was about impacting the lives of people.

He emphasized the need for public office holders to emulate the exemplary leadership of Governor Godswill Akpabio, which he noted, has transformed Akwa Ibom State and has given the people a sense of belonging.

Re: Ngozimokonjo Iweala and her goof on Akwa Ibom BY MMEK-ABASI AKPABIO

Osondu Ahirika my brother, let me thank you for your commendable professionalism in handling your challenging brief as a media aide to one of the cabinet men of our governor. I call it challenging because by extension, your schedule of duty will often drag you into the trenches such as the instant case, against perceived, rightly or wrongly, political enemies of Akpabio. 

And minding the public image of our Governor, with all h free-wheeling gusto, theatrics, impertinence, excessive loudness, boastfulness and swagger, even from fringes of the theatre of activities, is one of the most unenviable tasks that any Public Relations expert will take up. And these personal contradictions you will agree with me, are in the main, the inviting factor in his running battle with most of his critics. Almost in all occasions where our Governor is taken on in both the social and conventional media by whosoever, check out your facts, Akpabio will always provoke it through the unabashed manifestation of either one or a combination of some or even all the aforementioned leadership deficits. The current Okonjo-Iweala saga is not an exception. That is just as well.

AKAMBA Awah fetes motherless on birthday

It was an afternoon of massive endorsements, prayer of blessings and more successes and commendations for the Chairman of the Trade Union Congress in Akwa Ibom state, Comrade Akamba Awa as he clocked fifty, when he kept to his usual tradition of celebrating his birthday with inmates of the Lutheran Church Children’s Home at Ikot Ntong Nsit, in Nsit Ibom Local Government.

Among the items donated by the celebrator include, bags of rice, cartons of noodles, several hundred pairs of footwear, toiletries, cloths, drinks, mattresses, pillows, beddings and cash even as the TUC boss had contributed to the provision of a safe source of drinking water for the home Days before the visit.

NAAKISS frowns at lies against stakeholders

The President National Association of Akwa Ibom State Students,University of Uyo Chapter, Comrade David Effiong has complained bitterly about the calculated attempts by paid agents to create disharmony within the students’ community through reportage of totally false and fictitious stories with the aim of inciting students and deceiving the unsuspecting public.

He said this while interacting with journalists, in reaction to a publication in a state based Newspaper (not THE INK)  alleging that Prince Ukpong Akpabio was sponsoring thugs in the guise of student leaders and buying buses for people who are not student leaders.

Students charged on Political Culture

Ini Ememobong 

Students and youths have been charged to participate positively in the electoral process by upholding pro-social values, patriotism and to shun actions inimical to democratic ideas. This call was made during the monthly Akwa Ibom Students Alliance Leadership Camp held recently in uyo, Akwa Ibom State. 

The event had in attendance students of tertiary institutions across the state, past/present student leaders, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Students Matters- Comrade Ini Ememobong, Special Assistant to the Governor on Education- Comrade (Mrs) Christy Edwards-Akpan, and featured non-violent/ advocacy training and guest lecture by Dr. Aniekan Brown of the University of Uyo on the topic ‘Mobilization: A tool for socio political change’.