The Akwa Ibom state government has accused Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police, of mischief over the removal of John Abang, commissioner of police in the state.Abang was redeployed from the state after the crisis which rocked the state house of assembly.Suspected thugs had invaded the assembly over the attempt to declare the seats of some lawmakers vacant.In a statement, Charles [...]
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Five lawmakers in Akwa Ibom house of assembly say they have elected Nse Ntuen, member representing Essien Udim constituency, as the new speaker.The seats of the lawmakers, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC), had earlier in the day been declared vacant by the assembly.Speaking with journalists, Ntuen said the decision to change the [...]
The Akwa Ibom state house of assembly was on Monday invaded by suspected thugs.The suspected thugs reportedly prevented the lawmakers from gaining access into the assembly premises.The development is said to be connected with a court order declaring vacant the seat of Idongesit Ituen, member representing Itu constituency.Ituen was recently sacked as a member of the state assembly by the [...]
Moses Ekpo, deputy governor of Akwa Ibom, and some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders were attacked in Essien Udim, hometown of Governor Godswill Akpabio, former governor of the state, on Tuesday.Ekpo had led some members of his party to receive some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who defected to the PDP.The occasion held at the Unity Hall, of [...]
Udom Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom state, says leaders who have the interest of the people at heart do not kill to serve.Emmanuel said this at an event in Uyo, the state capital, on Thursday.The governor said he had information that some groups of people were planning to foment trouble in the state during the general election.There have been reports [...]
Charles Usoh, commissioner of information in Akwa Ibom state, says the ongoing recruitment into the state civil service is not politically motivated.Reacting to critics who said the administration of Udom Emmanuel, governor of the state, embarked on the exercise to brighten the chances of Emmanuel for a second term, Udoh said the recruitment was meant to fill existing vacancies in the civil [...]
Udom Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom state, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of planning to cause violence in the state.Speaking with reporters after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja on Thursday, the governor said he had been briefed on the alleged plans but they will all end in futility.Udom said the [...]
The Akwa Ibom state government has described as mischief makers people suggesting that the state is yet to reabsorb the 5,000 teachers sacked in the twilight of the current administration.The teachers were sacked on ground of alleged fake credentials and other irregularities observed in the recruitment process.According to the state government, those qualified among the teachers were reabsorbed in 2017 [...]
Udom Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom state, is harnessing the maritime potentials in the state to boost the state’s economy, according to Ekereobong Akpan, head of civil service, in the state.Akpan, who said this added that the state will take the centre stage in global maritime economy by the time the investments fully take off. The head of civil service stated [...]
Akan Okon, Akwa Ibom state commissioner for housing and special duties, says the state government has made progress at the Ibom International Airport and the Ibom deep seaport.Okon said in the past three years, the administration of Udom Emmanuel, the governor, has laid emphasis on infrastructure.Okon debunked the claim that the government was not doing anything in Uyo on the [...]
Udom Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom state, says God will not allow affliction to rise in the state for a second time.Emmanuel said this during a programme in commemoration of the 31st anniversary of Akwa Ibom state.Senate President Bukola Saraki and Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state, were among those who attended the programme which held in Uyo.Saraki said the [...]
Two secondary school students from Akwa Ibom state performed brilliantly in the just-concluded Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition in Sweden.The students - Iniso Edward and Blessing Umoukpong,- are currently schooling at the state-owned Northern Annang Secondary Commercial School, NASCO, in Etim Ekpo local government area.At the competition, they came third out of the 42 representatives across the world. The students had [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned an erosion and flood control project in Akpene Eket, Eket local government area of Akwa Ibom state.The project is one of the 26 federal government ecological intervention projects for the second quarter of 2017.Represented by Okey Enelamah, minister of industry, trade and investment, the president said his administration is committed to ensuring fair treatment for [...]
Udom Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom state, has warned residents of the state against voting for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019.Dismissing the threat of the APC to take over the oil-rich state, Emmanuel said the party has no genuine agenda for them.He said none of the APC aspirants has clear-cut manifesto and urged the people to ask them what [...]
Udoma Ekarika, a former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the defection of Godswill Akpabio will have a positive impact on the state.Ekarika, who like Akpabio, served as a commissioner under Victor Attah, a former governor of the state, said he aided the appointment of Akpabio under Attah.According to Ekarika, Akwa Ibom’s progress as a state had been [...]
The turnout at President Muhammadu Buhari's campaign rally in Eket senatorial district of Akwa Ibom state was massive.Ita Enang, senior special adviser to the president on national assembly matters, posted a video of the rally on Tuesday.Godswill Akpabio, a former governor of the state, was among the prominent politicians at the event.Watch the video:https://twitter.com/SenItaEnang/status/1039569097036574720?s=19 [...]
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