The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Special Duties and Ibom Deep Seaport, Ini Ememobong, on Friday, offered reasons why he could not follow Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Ememobong said his decision not to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is borne out of his belief in…
In a dramatic turn of events during a town hall meeting in Ikot Abasi, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State announced his intention to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC)—but was met with resounding opposition from the crowd. Speaking at the Town Square Meeting with the Ikot…
Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has stated that political parties are merely “vehicles to a destination,” implying that governance should transcend partisan lines, fueling speculation about a potential defection to the All Progressive Congress, APC. Gov. Eno created a controversy by publicly questioning the distinctiveness of political ideologies in Nigeria, as well as challenging…
President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, last Thursday, nominated Miss Usoro Akpabio, as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the South South Development Commission (SSDC). While the Akpabio name is well-known in the Nigerian political considering the Senate President’s name is Godswill Akpabio, Usoro Akpabio is not a popular name until the announcement of her…
Akwa Ibom Deputy Gov. Dr Eyakenyi Mrs Blessing, daughter of the Akwa Ibom State deputy governor, Dr. Akon Eyakenyi, has died. It was gathered the deceased, who recently got married about seven months ago, died from complications arising from childbirth in a Port Harcourt, Rivers State hospital. Condolences from government officials, politicians and friends have…
Umo Eno, Akwa Ibom State governor has sacked the entire cabinet members he inherited from his immediate past predecessor and godfather, Udom Emmanuel. Eno said the sacking was necessitated in order to open a new vista in governance as a new season had just begun. Governor Eno, however, gave the inherited cabinet members a pass…
