October 2017 – Page 2

. Say they are running out of patience In pursuant for job creation and youth empowerment goals, Unemployed Graduates under the auspices of The Unemployed Graduates Development Initiative Akwa Ibom Chapter (TUGDI-AKS) are concerned over the delay of public hearing of Akwa Ibom Youth Development Fund (AKYDF) bill which has received massive support from the legislators and also successfully passed through second reading in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly (AKHA) since 27th March, 2017. TUGDI-AKS working in partnership with Youth Alive Foundation (YAF) and other legitimate…

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2019 Presidency: Akpabio Speaks

October 12, 2017 admin

Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godwill Akpabio has finally spoken out concerning rumours constantly linking him to a shot at Aso Rock in 2019. Akpabio who arrived the Senate immediately after serving as governor of Akwa Ibom State for eight years has emerged as one of the most powerful opposition forces in the country. His emergence as Senate Minority Leader has seemingly cemented his frontline role in the PDP as the former ruling party battles to regain power in a perceived testy general election in 2019 that might…

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Weighing on Senator Albert’s N15m Per Annum University Scholarship

October 11, 2017 admin

By Anny MICHAELS It is not news that the Distinguished Senator representing Akwa Ibom North East (Uyo) Senatorial District, Obong Bassey Albert (OBA) is a large hearted politician. Obviously, they are testimonies of his expression of love to different people across the State and beyond before now but when he declared on assumption of office as the people’s Senator that N15m will be spent yearly on 130 beneficiaries for his all school expense scholarship scheme to undergraduates studying in various universities across Nigeria from the Senatorial District it added more…

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BASSEY INUAEYEN INTERVIEW: “Why Udom will get a second term easily”

October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 admin

Obong Bassey Inuaeyen is an experienced and well-respected politician cum business mogul in Ini, Akwa Ibom State. In this interview, he talks about his relationships with past governors of the State, Obong Victor Attah and Senator Godswill Akpabio; talks about his rumoured defection from PDP to APC, discusses his convictions concerning the gubernatorial election in Akwa Ibom come 2019 and says he has a relationship with Governor Udom Emmanuel that stretches beyond politics. It’s vintage Inuaeyen: Suave, open-minded and direct. Read on: In 2007, there was a rumour…

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Abdulsalami Abubakar, Ken Nnamani, Onofiok Luke monitor Liberia election

October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 admin

.Global/Continental duty calls for AKHA Speaker Rt Hon Onofiok Luke’s rapid emergence as a leader to reckon with has continued in amazing fashion with the AKHA Speaker in Liberia alongside former Nigeria Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (Rtd), to observe the Liberian presidential and legislative polls. Rt. Hon. Luke is part of the NDI International Election Observation Mission for the 2017 Presidential and Legislative Elections in Liberia under the leadership of General Abubakar, Sen. Ken Nnamani, former Senate President; Dr. Chris Fomunyoh, Senior Associate and Regional Director for…

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Social Housing Scheme: Uyo Federal Housing Estate will be ready next year – Arc Nya Etok

October 11, 2017 admin

Clear indications have emerged that the National Social Housing Project in Akwa Ibom State would be ready next year. The Social Housing Scheme when completed will eventually come to fruition ten years after it had been abandoned due to technical issues. Conducting newsmen round the expansive site to show progress of work-done so far, Arc Nya-Etok, reiterated that the project is a pilot of the Federal Government Social Housing Scheme and disclosed that the land for the estate which is directly opposite the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Olusegun Obasanjo…