ASAN Ibibio is not for monopoly - Ntisong Ekidem

Ahead of 2015 guber race, a highly rated Traditional Ruler in the State and President, Akwa Esop Imaisong Ibibio, (Engr.) Dr. Essien Ekidem has refuted allegations from different quarters in Akwa Ibom State which had indicted Akwa Esop Ibibio of monopolizing Asan Ibibio.

Reacting to the said allegations, Ntisong Ekidem who described such allegations as false and unbecoming explained that Asan Ibibio does not discriminate any Akwa Ibom person provided an official application is written to Akwa Esop by anyone on the use of the space for whatsoever public function.

Transporter lauds Perm. Sec. on appointment

A veteran Transporter in the State and Park  Management Executive, Mbiabong Etoi Motor Park, Uyo, Chief Ita Ekpenyong has identified himself with the appointment of the present Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Uyo.

Speaking with Newsmen in his office, Chief Ekpenyong who is the former State Chairman, Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) thanked the Akwa Ibom State Governor,

MWAY- Erecting Platforms for community involvement in leadership

BY UKPONG UKPONG

There is no better time to participate in leadership than during the process of its emergence. In doing so, both the leader and his follower(s) interact, understand themselves and work together to foster good governance, develop communities and leave sustainable legacy for the future. According to late Myles Munroe, such leadership which invests in building people, mentoring them to continue the good work is ideal. 

Unfortunately, in Nigeria such an ideal has been very elusive as leaders and followers seems to live in worlds apart only meeting when there is a need to be met. This has been the situation since independence and as a matter of fact, the colonial masters, who themselves operated a strict hierarchical system in their homeland, created this system of keeping followers at a distance. When they handed over, they bequeathed this crude way of relationship to us.  

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Akpabio, Udom in limbo * Court injunction rattle Gov, ex-SSG

  * The position of Mua’zu, PDP NWC
 

The attempt to foist Mr. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel on Akwa Ibom state by Chief Godswill Akpabio has thrown both men into a state of limbo as the move, THE INK learnt is getting more uncertain and difficult as days go by. Findings by the INK reveal that the move has continued to meet brick walls and obstacles from left, right band center. Things, have seemingly got to a head since a High Court sitting in Abuja gave an interim injunction restraining the NWC of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and INEC from flaunting or recognizing the result of the December 8 special congress to produce a candidate for the party as its standard bearer for the 2015 guber polls until January 5 when the case will come up for hearing. 

Every loyal party man must abide by his party’s decision – Hon. David Etuk

Hon.  Ubong David Etuk is an immediate past Special Assistant on Projects to the AkwaIbom State Governor, Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio (CON). A native of Ikot Idem in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area, he resigned  his appointment to contest for the ticket to represent Etinan Federal Constituency on the platform of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the just concluded primaries. In this interview with newsmen, he bares his mind on the outcome of the nominations, his future in the party and other related issues on the electoral process. Excerpts.

Welcome back from your party primaries Sir and what was the experience?
Thank you very much. It has been a very interesting and challenging exercise but a very worthwhile experience on our polity. I learnt a lot of things on this electoral road and it has given me a deeper insight on leadership and an electoral process.

What is your assessment of the House of Representatives Primaries which you participated in as an aspirant?
Every party has their own ways and processes and it was agreed that The Speaker of the State Legislature, Rt.Hon . Samuel Ikon was the best choice to fly the flag of the party for Etinan Federal Constituency.

Akwa Ibom PDP guber primaries- The media as agent of mass deception

BY DAN ETOKIDEM

Sometimes, it pays to compare politics with children at play. Yet when  children play, their innocence can tease them into the province of danger. The difference between child’s play and political fray, especially Nigerian style is that one understands his absence of innocence and the other knows nothing but the sweet naivety of action.

On Monday December 8th 2014 at the Akwa Ibom International Stadium, during the charade called PDP Governorship primaries, we witnessed once again the manipulation of a process and the undermining of the destiny of a people by a few selfish politicians. At the end of the exercise, Udom Gabriel Emmanuel was declared winner of the Akwa lbom PDP Governorship primaries.

The workplace and workers’ ill treatment

BY PRISCILLA CHRISTOPHER

The workplace is an agent of socialization whereby people from diverse back
    grounds, religious affinity, beliefs and culture come together to pursue  a common course  for their own good and that of the firm or company. It is the only place where one’s physical prowess, skills, intellects and abilities are converted into resources, services and goods which in turn generates money for the payment of workers and sustenance of the business. Be it a public, corporate, casual or private entity, the workplace is a place for every person having the longing for food, clothing and shelter. 

N45 million delegates money tears Eket apart * Nduese Essien, Aniekan Akpan, ors fingered

 

The Just concluded  purported Peoples  Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial primary in Akwa Ibom State has caused trouble, conflict and tension in Eket Local Government Area over Governor Akpabio’s 45 Million Naira largesse meant for delegates from the Area.

Our correspondent gathered that each delegate for the Governorship Primary in all local government areas of the state were given One Million Naira as a gesture from the state government but the 45 Million Naira meant for delegates from Eket grew wings into the pockets of a few Party Chieftains.

Akwa Ibom APC in electoral fraud * Dan Akpan’s #500k may crumble opposition party

* Plans to short-change Thomas Thomas
* Emman Obot in a mes

The relative peace that  has always been  known in the opposition All Progressive Congress of Nigeria, APC in Akwa Ibom state is gradually fading off following the membership of some PDP bad eggs like Obong Dan Akpan who is coming with an intention to pollute the party with some anti democratic tendencies especially as related to the position of Etinan federal constituency 2015.

A source hinted our reporter that after the failure of Dan Akpan’s stooge a certain Uwem Udo who contested against Thomas Thomas for the candidature of the APC, Dan Akpan alongside some other stakeholders of the party have been meeting behind the scenes and planning strategies in order to deny Thomas the ticket for Akpan who is yet to even resign his membership of the PDP. THE INK learnt from very reliable sources that the Nsit Ubium born Dan Akpan was responsible for the ambition of Uwem Udo his close personal aide. It was gathered that Udo was to be substituted for Akpan in the event he had won Thomas Thomas.

League of Veteran Journalists (AKS) Honours Info Boss, Perm. Sect.

It was a glorious movement of reward for hard  work, consistency, excellent professionalism, commendable administrative acumen, faithfulness and total loyalty to government and constituted authorities for the Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Deacon Aniekan Umanah and the pragmatic Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mr Emman Asanga, when the executives and members of the League of Veteran Journalists in the State, led by the State Chairman, Chief  Emmanuel Esifa honoured the duo as Senior Advocate of Responsible Journalism [SARJ(I)] and Most Media Friendly Perm. Sect. (I) with Excellence/Merit Awards.

Abuja Court stops PDP, INEC from filing Udom Emmanuel as Akwa Ibom PDP Gov’ship Candidate

An Abuja High Court presided over by Honourable Justice Y. Halilu on Thursday 11th December 2014 issued an interim injunction restraining the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from sending the name of Mr. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel as the candidate of the party to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

INEC has fixed December 25, 2014 for political parties to submit their respective candidates for the 2015 general elections.