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By Rt. Hon. (Barr) Onofiok Luke It is my singular honour today to welcome you to this public lecture to mark the 25th anniversary celebration of the Akwa Ibom state legislature. I begin by giving glory to God Almighty for the 25 years of legislature in our state. I welcome our Special Guest of honour, His Excellency, Governor Udom Emmanuel, governor of our state, the chairman of today’s event, the Senate Minority Leader, our former Governor, Senator Godswill Akpabio, our Guest Lecturer, Senator Effiong Dickson Bob who is…

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Aiteo Cup 2017 Final: Gov. Udom Emmanuel, behold, Akwa United

October 12, 2017 admin

By Amos Etuk Your Excellency, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, Executive Governor, Akwa Ibom State in just over two years of your leadership, you have unarguably become a pillar in Nigeria’s sports development. The renaissance you have brought into the sector has charted a positive course of new milestones that has propelled your dear State to global prominence. Barely six months into office in 2015, Your Excellency, Akwa Ibom State won her first ever national trophy in football, the Federation Cup (now the Aiteo Cup) and you were proudly seated along with…

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Crisis in APC: Party Chairman, Fmr House of Reps member at war

October 12, 2017 admin

. “Tell him that we would lay him on a slate and flog him 12 strokes of cane if we receive any further complain” – Fmr House of Reps member threatens Party Chairman A disagreement brewing between a former House of Representative member and Vice Chairman of the APC in Akwa Ibom State may throw the party into chaos, NEWS LINK can report. The disagreement NEWS LINK learnt stems from an attempt to change delegate lists and defrauding members of the party by the Vice Chairman, Eket Senatorial…

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Syringe, Meter Factories: Good Tales Coming Out Of Akwa Ibom

October 12, 2017 admin

By Kirk Leigh Two pleasant but unexpected stories from Akwa Ibom dominated the media last week; one was that the South South State has built the largest Syringe factory in Africa and the other is that it has also built an electricity meters factory. Both factories are dead on point in terms of national need and viability. This is the way all states should go if the idea of non viable states will be a thing of the past. Reports from the state, which will celebrate 30 years of its…

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AKHA vs AKYDF BILL: UNEMPLOYED GRADUATES FUSS OVER DELAY OF PUBLIC HEARING OF BILL

October 12, 2017 admin

. 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…