March 2017 – Newslink

Speaker Luke @ 39: “AKPABIO DISCOVERED ME” – ONOFIOK LUKE

March 27, 2017 admin

The Speaker, Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt Hon (Barr) Onofiok Luke, Thursday, said he would forever be grateful to Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, the Senate Minority Leader and Senator representing Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District at the red chambers of the National Assembly for discovering the leadership qualities in him. Speaker Luke stated this during the presentation of a paper on “The Falling Standard of Secondary Education And The Challenges of Future Leaders (Moral Etiquette As A Case Study)” at a one-day symposium organized by the Office of the…

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Farewell Journey Begins for Akwa Ibom Monarch, Akwa Edidem Udo Ukpa

March 27, 2017April 17, 2017 admin

A high powered State committee to organize the obsequies for the farewell of the late Paramount Ruler of Onna Local Government Area,Akwa Ibom State, His Royal Majesty, Akwa Edidem Akpabio Udo Ukpa has been constituted. The Chairman, Akwa Ibom State Council of Chiefs, His Royal Majesty, Owong (Dr.) Effiong Archianga performed the inauguration of the Central Planning Committee for Obsequies which has nine sub committees today, Wednesday, March 7, 2017 at the palace of the late Royal Father in Ikot Edor, Onna LGA. In his remark, the Chairman, Akwa Ibom State…

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Certificate Forgery: EFCC Files 9-count Charge Against Akwa Ibom Reps Member

March 27, 2017April 12, 2017 admin

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a nine-count forgery-related charge against Mr. Nse Bassey Ekpeyong, a member of the Federal House of Representatives from Akwa Ibom State. In the first of the charges filed before the Federal High Court, Uyo Judicial Division, Mr. Ekpeyong was accused of presenting to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) a National Diploma certificate purportedly issued by the Abia State Polytechnic dated in November, 2012, with the intent that it may be acted upon as genuine. The alleged offense which was filed…

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Akwa Ibom Police Command gets new PPRO

March 27, 2017April 12, 2017 admin

The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom, Don Awunah has appointed a new Police Public Relations Officer for the state Police Command. He is DSP Chukwu Ikechukwu, who until his appointment was the Divisional Crime Officer ‘A’ Division Wellington Bassey Way, Uyo. A statement by Awunah, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Uyo, noted that Ikechukwu takes over from ASP Cordelia Nwawe. He said that Nwawe is on transfer to Force Headquarters, Abuja. Ikechukwu, who holds a Bachelor of Science Degree Bsc (Hons) in…

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More support for Senator Albert as Ibiono Ibom Grand Alliance Kicks ….probe Justice Riman’s judgment

March 27, 2017April 12, 2017 admin

A foremost socio-political group in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area has again declared their unalloyed support to the Senator representing Akwa Ibom North East in the 8th Senate, Senator Bassey Albert, Chair Senate Committee on Gas. The group in a statement made available to the media in Uyo on Monday described the highly condemned judgment of Fatunn Riman as shocking and unacceptable. The statement jointly signed by the Chairman, Mr Daniel Udoh alias North South, Hon Emmanuel Udoh, Vice Chairman, Secretary Hon Okon Okon Essien, Mr Joseph Boniface for chapter…

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Traditional Rulers can help us bar construction of illegal structures- Ephraim Inyaneyen

March 27, 2017April 12, 2017 admin

The Akwa Ibom state Government has charged traditional rulers to help engage their people to stop construction of illegal structures on roads earmarked for construction. The Honourable Commissioner for Works, Mr. Ephraim Inyang gave this when he led the permanent secretary, Elder Effiong Essien, a team of ministry Staff and newsmen on an inspection tour to 7km Ikot Asukpong road and 15km Ikot Esu-Azumini road in Ika Local Government Area. Mr Inyangeyen observed that, if village heads, clan heads and Paramount rulers engaged their people on the need not to…

A’ IBOM FIRST LADY SET TO START LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL FARMING … Says we must achieve food sufficiency

March 27, 2017April 17, 2017 admin

The Akwa Ibom state First Lady and wife of the governor, Her Excellency, Mrs Martha Udom Emmanuel is set to kick start massive investment in large scale commercial farming to ensure food sufficiency in the state. Mrs Martha Emmanuel who spoke through the Coordinator of the Family Empowerment & Youth Reorientation Programme, FEYReP, Mrs Ime Ephraim Inyangeyen, dropped the hint when she conducted newsmen on a tour of one of the sites acquired for the project at Nsie-Ikono communities in Okobo Local Government area. The First Lady enthused that, women…

ETEBI- ENWANG ROAD TO BE COMPLETED, AS MBO, UDUNG UKO GET ROAD PROJECTS

March 27, 2017April 17, 2017 admin

The abandoned Etebi-Enwang road in Mbo Local Government area is set to be completed as Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel has given marching orders to the contractor handling the road to return to site and ensure completion of the road. Commissioner for works, Mr Ephraim Inyangeyen broke the news when he led a team of engineers from the Ministry and newsmen to an inspection of the bridge on the 11 kilometre abandoned road. Mr Inyangeyen announced that the construction work will be taken over by a new construction company as SINOENG…

Akwa Ibom partners UNICEF to tackle malnutrition

March 27, 2017April 17, 2017 admin

Akwa Ibom State government has expressed its readiness to partner the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to promote good nutritional regime for children. In line with this policy, N59million has been budgeted for micro-nutrient supplement under the Save One Million Lives (SOML) programme. The governor’s wife, Mrs. Martha Emmanuel, said she would soon launch a state-wide enlightenment and sensitisationprogrammein the 31 local governments, during which mothers would be educated and empowered to feed childrenproperly. She spoke in Uyo at the opening of a two-day advocacy meeting for women policy makers…

HOST COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS SCORE MAN ORON ACTING RECTOR HIGH ON PURPOSEFUL ADMINISTRATION

March 27, 2017 admin

Apparently impressed by the open door leadership policy, transparency, discipline, quality service delivery, teamwork spirit, prompt attention to corporate social responsibility and fertile sense of administration exhibited by the Acting Rector/Registrar of Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Pastor Mkpandiok Ante Mkpandiok in the management of the Academy, Stakeholders of the Academy’s immediate host community under the aegis of Eyoabasi Maritime Host Community Relations Committee have described the Acting Rector as an agent of positive change in the Academy and also scored him high in the Management of the institution. Pastor…