*Christmas: May Those Who Threatened ‘Warsaw’ In A’Ibom Be Put To Shame – Gov Emmanuel * Uyo – Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has called on God to put to shame all those who have made elaborate plans to convert the state to a theatre of violence ahead of, and during the 2019 general elections. Governor Emmanuel said the people of Akwa Ibom State who have collectively enjoyed peace in the State during the past three and half years are only interested in rising to the faith of their greatness and those of their children, by promoting peace. In his Christmas broadcast message to the people of Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday, Emmanuel said: “As we celebrate Christmas, the birth of the Prince of Peace, my prayer is that may those who wish to unleash terror on our people, may those who have made elaborate plans to allow our State become a theatre of violence as in ‘Warsaw saw war’ be put to shame by the collective will of our people who...
EKET FED. CONST.2019; PAT IFON CONSULT FAMILY AND WARD. The political ambience of Eket FederalConstituency was yesterday charged following the entrant of Hon. Patrick Nathan Ifon, former field operations/ logistic Commissioner, Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) in the race for Eket Federal Constituency seat in the National Assembly, 2019. It was a moment of jubilation across the four local governments; Eket ONNA, Esit Eket, Ibeno, which constitute the federal constituency as major politicians, grassroots declared full support to the aspiration, citing his antecedents and proven capacity as the rationale. Declaring his stance to contest in 2019, Pat Ifon consulted his family members, village, and his ward to inform them of his willingness to be a servant leader in the house of representative, standing and speaking for Eket Federal Constituency. Otuekong Ifon in his remark, reminded the people of the reason everyone should sacrifice greed, selfishness and...
*What will President Buhari tell Akwa Ibom people?* By Edidiong Udobia In the build up to the 2015 elections, I wrote an article wherein I asked, “what will President Goodluck Jonathan tell Akwa Ibom people?”. The article was premise on the fact that after over 4 years, Akwa Ibom had nothing tangible to show for the overwhelming support she gave to the Goodluck Jonathan administration. So, in looking into a very near future, I wondered what exactly the then president will tell the people of Akwa Ibom when he comes to seek our support for his reelection. True to my fears, when he visited the state to campaign, Goodluck Jonathan admitted that he did not do anything for Akwa Ibom and pleaded for forgiveness. History always has a way of repeating itself. I recalled that it was at the Nest of Champions that the former president was hosted during his reelection campaign in the state. Tomorrow, Friday, 28 December, 2018, President Buhari will be visiting the state to flag-off is...
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