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  REP UKPONG-UDO PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CONSTITUENT'S TREATMENT The Member representing Ikono-Ini Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Ukpong-Udo has again offered financial support for the treatment of one of his constituents, Mrs. Ime Emmanuel Udo, an indigene of Mbiafun Ikot Abasi Village in Ini Local Government Area.  Mrs Udo had been struggling with a medical condition which hindered her daily activities and so required urgent treatment but the financial implications for the treatment posed a significant challenge. In his continued bid to develop the entrepreneurial landscape of his constituency by empowering his constituents, the Member representing Ikono-Ini Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Ukpong-udo (PhD) has provided a business grant for Mr Victor Effiong Akpan, an indigene of Ibiaku Ntok Okpo in Ikono Local Government Area.  Engr Donald Bassey, Legislative Aide to Rep. Ukpong-udo, made the presentation of a cheque of Two Million Naira (N2,000,...

  ABIA STATE IS EMERGING UNDER ALEX OTTI       Gov.   Otti Abia state House of Assembly has successfully passed into law, a bill to Revoke The Abia State Governors and Deputy Governors Pensions Law.    The same “Pensions Law” that made States to keep paying Ex-Governors and their deputies millions after their term has been STOPPED in Abia State. 

  APC Defends Akpabio Over Budget Padding The All Progressives Congress has come out to defend the embattled president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio over the raging issue of padding of the 2024 budget of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.  The Senate padded the budget with a sum of three trillion naira to the chagrin of citizens of the country, who expressed their displeasure over the attitude of the lawmakers to the suffering of the people of the country.  Opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party has asked the Senate President to resign over the matter. The publicity secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba challenged Godswill Akpabio to resign and allow an independent probe into the matter.  However, the All Progressives Congress countered the approach of the PDP to the matter. APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, argued that there is no unusual thing in what Akpabio did and that there is no need to involve the Economic and Financial Crimes Commissio...

...HARPS ON PREVENTIVE MEASURES Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey on Tuesday, presented relief materials to staff of the Assembly, as part of modalities to ameliorate effects of the state government's ban on movement to contend spread of the ravaging coronavirus. Donating the items on Tuesday at the Assembly Complex, the Speaker represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr Charles Iwatt, said the gesture was aimed at cushioning the effect of the ongoing statewide restriction of movement. He said the 7th Assembly under his watch, remains committed to staff welfare and urged the workers to adhere to all precautionary measures issued by government and medical experts. While advising them to use the items judiciously, the Speaker urged the staff to use the stay-at-home period to seek divine intervention for the global pandemic to end. Clerk of the Assembly, Mrs Mandu Umoren who spoke on behalf of the Assembly Management, described the ge...

The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to take immediate steps to relocate the head offices of Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) to Akwa Ibom State. The House also ordered ExxonMobil, one of the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas companies to relocate its operational base to the state. The resolution followed a Motion brought before the House by the Member representing Ini State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Ekpenyong at Tuesday plenary. Ekpenyong in his submission, informed the House that the relocation of the head offices of DPR and NAPIMS will have the ripple effect of forcing ExxonMobil to also relocate its headquarters to Akwa Ibom State. He pointed out that the State contributes about 33% of Nigeria’s daily volume of oil production and is by far the highest oil producing State in Nigeria. Th...

Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, has sworn in Barr. Esse Umoh as Member representing Essien Udim State Constituency. The Speaker administered the Oaths of office and allegiance on the new lawmaker at Tuesday plenary, thus, bringing the composition of the House to 26 members. Barr. Umoh won the Essien Udim State Constituency supplementary  election held on January 25, 2020, under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and was subsequently issued with a Certificate of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He polled a total of  18,999 votes to defeat his close rival, Hon. Nse Ntuen of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) who polled 7,108 votes. The Speaker, while Congratulating Barr. Umoh on his victory at the polls, urged him to be committed in his new assignment of making laws for the peace and progress of Akwa Ibom State.  Press Unit, Office...

Today, as the National Assembly reconvenes for the commencement of the 2020 legislative year, the Member Representing Eket/Esit Eket/Ibeno/ONNA Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Patrick Ifon is starting his legislative year with Federal job empowerment. The Member of Parliament has secured employment opportunities for five (5) of his constituents in different Federal Agencies. This is in line with his avowed promised of a robust legislative engagement that will see to the empowerment of his constituents, which will enable them to live independently. In recognition of the peoples role in his emergence as their representative, Ifon is working assiduously to alleviate poverty, curb youth restiveness  and create an engaging ambiance for talents to thrive, thereby building a Federal Constituency where Federal presence will be felt in infrastructure and job enlistment. #EFCIsSafe #PatIfonIsWorking #MoreFederalJobsForTheConstituents

Today marks a new beginning, it is an era of hope, optimism and new possibilities. We will synergize with all facet of government to build a stable, sustainable and prosperous future for our constituency. Elections are the crux of our democracy and together we have made history in the narrative of Essien Udim Local Government Area. I salute the resoluteness and tenacity of thousands who voted in the just concluded court ordered rerun election to give us the landslide victory. Indeed, this is a vote to bring the completion agenda train to Essien Udim, it is a vote for liberation from the claws of ineffective representation. We are grateful that against all odds we have emerged victorious through the authority of the electorates but we also look to win the challenge of rejuvenation  of lives, effective advocacy, and peaceful coexistence. It is our wish to create an environment that allows initiative, enterprise and hard work to thrive, as we look to create new opport...

...as PDP sinks down ... Relieves Chief Whip, Deputy Chief Whip ors By prince Ukpong Idiong jr The Essien Udim Legislative Council  holds plenary today at the Council Legislative Chambers, Afaha Ikot Ebak with six out of eleven legislatures in attendance. The House presided over by Hon. Udotun, read the order paper of the day which include: deliberations to relieve the Chief Whip/Deputy Chief Whip of their appointment due to incompetency, dissolution of the House Committee on Works, Agriculture and Health etc. In view of the vacuum created on relieveing of the Chief Whip and Deputy Chief Whip of the house, Hon. Uduak Afangideh at the instance of the leader nominated Hon. Edemeka Ekpe and Hon. Eseme Akpan as Chief Whip and Deputy Chief Whip respectively, which was unanimously accepted by the house. The house also unanimously  desolves the House committees on Works, Agriculture and Health with immediate effect. The house unanimously resolved and summon the Dir...

...calls on APC to stop the show of force ...Politicians of high standing should watch their statement IFIOKABASI ABIA The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA has described Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, AKHA as a symbol of democracy and called on the PDP and APC in the state to manage their political interest well and check their excesses, as there are no other political parties in the ballot come 2019 general elections at Akwa Ibom State. This was contained in a press release issued, yesterday sign by the Comdrade Mfon Gabriel Udoh, Akwa Ibom State Publicity Secretary of APGA. According to APGA, chided the political bigwigs of both parties to respect the rule of law, pursue peace and love to all sundry irrespective of Political parties. "AKHA is the main symbol of democracy in the state and should be protected by all. The Assembly is not the property of the PDP or the APC; it is meant for the people of Akwa Ibom State and opened to all political...

...plans to shift plenary ground to Government House exposed! It has been confirmed that the evil bird (owl) said to be found in the chambers of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has been manipulated by the 'factional' members led by Barr Onofiok Luke. A strong source at the centre of the conspiracy has said the House of Assembly under the leadership of Speaker Onofiok Luke is making plans to shift their sitting ground to the Chambers of the State Council of Chiefs. The State Council of Chiefs has its chambers at the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the Government House, Wellington Bassey Way, Uyo. The source disclosed that the evil bird which was seen at the Assembly Chambers had been brought there by the factional members who were in custody of the Assembly soon after the five members had been hunted out of the complex by the Governor Udom Emmanuel led 'mob'. The source who pleaded anonymity explained that the State Council of ...

Here is the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly where an evil bird has been found Owl belongs in the class of those birds whose appearances have evil omen for a household where they are found.  _In traditional African society, owls are evil birds sent through some manipulations by diabolical enemies of mankind who use them to visit doom on their perceived foes._  *Symbolically, owls bear signs of death!* As the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly is now seen with this strange bird, faithful citizens of the state can only pray and be sure that God will avert every evil intent of the devil on the state. © *Joseph Atainyang*

BREAKING NEWS: SENATE VETOES PRESIDENT BUHARI OVER ELECTORAL BILL Nigeria Senate passes electoral act into law overriding the President The Nigeria Senate has passed the Electoral Act No. 6 (2010 Amendment) Bill 2017 into law overriding the assent of the president . The amended act are as follows; 1. There shall now be full biometric accreditation of voters with Smart Card Readers and/or other technological devices, as INEC may introduce for elections from time to time. 2. Presiding Officers must now instantly transmit accreditation data and results from Polling Units to various collation centers. Presiding officer who contravene this shall be imprisoned for at least 5 years (no option of fine). 3. All Presiding Officer must now first record accreditation data and polling results on INEC’s prescribed forms before transmitting them. The data/result recorded must be the same with what they transmitted. 4. INEC now has unfettered powers to conduct elections by electronic vo...

...GOVERNOR EMMANUEL CALLS FOR REDEPLOYMENT OF A'IBOM POLICE BOSS Governor Udom Emmanuel has called for the immediate redeployment of the State newly posted commissioner of Police, Musa Kimo for aiding and abetting the illegal invasion of the state House of Assembly by sacked APC lawmakers. He has drawn the attention of the international community to the series of illegalities being allegedly perpetrated by few politicians, aided by the Police authorities in the state. The Governor who addressed journalists at Government House on return from the assessing the situation at the House of Assembly, said  “let the Commissioner that they just posted last weekend, let’s assume that he has finish his course, I want to call on the police, and this evening the police commissioner must be withdrawn, the head of the Quick Rapid Squad must be withdrawn so that we can maintain peace.”  “I want to let the whole world know that Nigerians fought and gave their lives in this country so t...

A’Ibom Assembly crisis: More lawmakers join factional group Tony Anichebe, Uyo The embattled Speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Hon. Onofiok Luke, seemed to have lost grip of the House as some members claimed to have been loyal to him, were closing ranks with Hon. Nse Ntuen's faction, it was learnt. This, New Telegraph learnt was not unconnected with the poor handling of the defection of some members of the House from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) by the Speaker. New Telegraph, however, gathered that the factional Speaker, Hon. Ntuen and five other lawmakers in his group yesterday met with some members of the House at a location in Uyo, the state capital. The Speaker, Onofiok had earlier in the week declared the seats of the five lawmakers vacant for defecting from PDP to APC, calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct fresh election into the seats. The meeting sources  claimed lasted fo...

...Akwa Ibom governor's aide quits. From Bassey Anthony, Uyo Scores of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly may defect to the All Progressives Congress(APC). A dependable source told THE NATION that the PDP lawmakers were unhappy with the Speaker, Mr. Onofiok Luke for declaring the seats of five APC lawmakers vacant. Sources said they had pledged their allegiance to the factional speaker, Mr. Nse Ntuen who represents Essien Udim State Constituency, Senator Godswill Akpabio’s area. The source said the PDP lawmakers met for several hours with the factional speaker at his Shelter Afrique home in Uyo Wednesday night. “Over eight lawmakers have teamed up with the factional speaker’s group of five to effectively recover the Assembly from Luke and continue their legislative activities next week”, he said. On the late night meeting the source said it resolved that Luke’s action was ‘subjudice and contemptuous’ str...

STOP RIDICULING THE LEGISLATURE, HON. EKON WARNS AKWA IBOM STATE GOVERNMENT The All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate for Abak/Etim Ekpo/Ika Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State, Hon. Emmanuel Ekon has cautioned parliamentarians against being used as pawns by the executive to ridicule the legislative institutions in the country. The lawmaker issued the warning while reacting to the crisis that has engulfed the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly following the declaration of the seats of five members vacant for defecting from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC. He expressed shock that Hon. Onofiok Luke the Speaker who is a lawyer could unilaterally declare the seat of his colleagues vacant under the pretense of obeying a court order describing his action as the most unwarranted in the face of the prevailing political situation in the state. According to him, Hon. Luke should have waited for the legislators to exhaust all the legal options available to them befo...

AKHA Crisis: Dancing into a Trap By Ekemini Simon The crisis currently taking over the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly is quite unfortunate and in truth needless. It is no more news that the Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Onofiok Luke had declared the seat of five members who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress vacant. Speaker Luke says the sack, is in line with section 109 sub 1G of the 1999 constitution as amended. Consequent upon the sack, the peace of the House has been breached leading to destruction of properties, protest, declaration of factional House with a factional speaker and most unfortunately and disappointingly the siege of the Assembly Complex by security agencies. As expected, this development has thrown up the State at the front burner for discourse and sadly for the unpalatable reasons. But for this issue to be solved, we must start from the root. Declaring the se...

Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly under siege The State House of Assembly complex has been locked down by joint security agents. As at the time this news was gathered, it has been proven that workers of the State House are barred from gaining entrance into the complex. Before now, the IGP had changed the Commissioner of Police who stopped the illegal invasion of the State House complex by APC thugs two days ago, thereby replacing him with Mr. Hyelasinda Musa Kimo. The reason for this change is a strategy to always give the five sacked APC Lawmakers access to the chambers each day they want to have their factional plenary sessions.

 ...Court Retains Idongesit Ituen as AKHA Member The Federal High court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State has today, after it's  judgement upheld the Stay of Execution application filed by Hon. Prince Idongesit Ituen, member respresnting Itu State Constituency in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly. Retaining the lawmaker's seat, the presiding judge, Justice Fatun Riman said the Ituen is a bona fide member of the House pending the determination of the Appeal Court Judgement. It could be recalled that the lawmaker's seat was declared vacant by the speaker of the House, Rt Hon Onofiok Luke who said the action was backed by the Constitution. Recall, Hon Idong Ituen's seat alongside that of his lawmakers colleagues that recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress was last Monday declared vacant by the Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Onofiok Luke.