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By UbongAbasi Ise “Some of the mankind's most terrible misdeeds have been committed under the spell of certain magic words or phrases” – James Bryant Conant Every government administration, like humans, craves popularity and would not waste time in inventing their own buzzword that is strong enough to win them popular admiration. Akwa Ibom people, on 23rd Septembr, 2015, were thrilled at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium during a ceremony where the so-called Dakkada philosophy was unveiled with pomp and glamour. The entire recitals of dakadda buzzword charged the entire state to rise up to greatness. As years roll by, the governed rise up in their own capacity, but their government hibernates, perhaps gone apnoea.   Months ago, Mr. Eseme Eyiboh, the Chairman of Cross River Basin Development Authority, CRBDA, had made a very apt press comment on the sticky banking situation of Akwa Savings and Loans Limited. He pointed that many traders at Urua Nka market in Eke...

It was a sad tale of woes and wailings for teachers and students of Community Secondary Commercial School Ifiayong Usuk Uruan yesterday as the roof housing one of the building blocks came crashing down on students and teachers. The sad event, which occurred at about 9.10am during second period of classes, led to about twelve students sustaining injuries while desks and tables were destroyed.    Gov. Udom Emmanuel (r)  in a warm handshake with the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Victor Inoka One of the teachers who witnessed the sad occurrence while speaking to our reporter on condition of anonymity said that all they could hear was a loud crack and the roof came down crashing on students and teachers alike. "About twelve students sustained injuries and were quickly rushed to a nearby drug store for immediate first aid while one of the teachers who collapsed was resuscitated with water". A student who identified herself as Naomi said she has never seen such a...

The recent claim by the Akwa Ibom State Government that it has so far promoted over 20,000 civil servants in the State since the inception of the present administration of Governor Udom Emmanuel has attracted the wrath of Civil Servants and retired primary school teachers. The workers in the State employ have therefore spoiled for a showdown if their entitlements that follow promotion are not paid.  It would be recalled that the Head of Service, Mrs. Ekereobong Akpan, had during an interactive meeting with Senior Civil Servants from level 13 – 17 claimed that “over 20,000 workers have been promoted, 5,000 secondary school teachers and 3,000 primary school teachers employed.”  But while reacting to the claim, some workers in the State employ chided the administration, saying that it is a false claim to attract the attention of workers as the 2019 general election approaches.  One of the workers who gave his name simply as Edidiong told our correspondent at the...

By UbongAbasi Ise Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has sent a stern notice to his successor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, which suggests the Hilltop Mansion in Uyo will be taken over by another occupant come 2019. Akpabio predicted during his empowerment initiative at Ikot Ekpene Monday that by the end of the year, Mr. Udom Emmanuel will live alone with family at the Hilltop Mansion. "By December 2018, Udom Emmanuel will be living alone with only his family in Hilltop Mansion with no visitor whatsoever because every single Akwa Ibomite will be member of APC," he declared. Senator Godswill Akpabio assured the duo of Obong Nsima Ekere and President Muhammadu Buhari of maximum votes from his senatorial district next year. “Your Excellency, Nsima Ekere, you need about 850,000 votes to win the governorship election. Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District will give you and President Buhari 500,000 votes. You just need few votes around Uyo Senatoria...

By UbongAbasi Ise It was all excitement for the constituents of Akwa Ibom Northwest Senatorial District yesterday as Senator Godswill Akpabio, accompanied by Obong (Dr.) Nsima Ekere, the governorship candidate of All progressive congress, APC, disbursed to the beneficiaries the sum of  N250,000 entrepreneurial and  agricultural grants at an event held in Ikot Ekpene, the headquarters of the Senatorial District. Akpabio, who is currently representing the senatorial district at the upper chamber of the national legislature, flagged off the entrepreneurial and agricultural cash grants for his constituents yesterday. In his remark, Senator Godswill Akpabio assured the duo of Obong Nsima Ekere and President Muhammadu Buhari of maximum votes at the polls next year. “Your Excellency, Nsima Ekere, you need about 850,000 votes to win the governorship election. Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District will give you and President Buhari 500,000 votes. You just need few votes aro...

President Muhammadu Buhari has included once again an Akwa Ibomite in the list of 13 nominees selected for the Federal Civil Service Commission. Mr. Simon Etim who is from Akwa Ibom   State, is one of the two nominees from the South-south geo-political zone that have been given a nod by the President to continue as a commissioner in the Federal Service Commission. Etim The other South-Southerner is Mr. Joe Phillip Poroma from Rivers State while the Chairman nominated to steer the commission is Dr. Bello Tukur Ingawa from Katsina State. The under-listed are the names and states of origin of the nominees: 1. Dr. Bello Tukur Ingawa (Katsina) - Chairman 2. Moses Musa Ngbale - Adamawa 3. Waziri Umara Ngurno - Borno 4. Alh. Bello Mahmoud Babura - Jigawa 5. Arch. Ahmed M. Sama - Kebbi 6. Princess Iyabode Odulate-Yusuf - Ogun 7. Shehu Umar Danyaya - Niger 8. Fatai Newton Adebayo Olapade -Oyo 9. Chief Ejoh Michael Chukwuemeka - Anambra 10. Joe Phillip Po...

By UbongAbasi Ise The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Essien Udim local government area has recorded another political advantage ahead of 2019 general elections as it received into its fold a prominent business mogul cum politician, Obong Ndifreke Nkanta a.k.a. Eto-Okuk, weekend. Obong Nkanta, who hails from Ukana Nsasak village in Essien Udim local government area, defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, along with hundreds of his supporters and was received by the chieftains of the APC in the area led by the political leader of Ukana East Ward, Mr. Godwin Etokakpan and the former Chairman of Essien Udim local government area, Mr. Christansus Udo. Addressing the party supporters at his country home, Nkanta said his decision to join the APC was borne out of his quest to join hands with the progressive faithful in moving the state to the next level. He added that he was left with no option other than joining the uncommon transformer, Senator Godswill Akpabio, in...

By UbongAbasi Ise The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Akwa Ibom State has again lashed out at Governor Udom Emmanuel saying his government has coerced Akwa Ibom women to take to the street in the name of protest, an act the party describes as modern-day slavery. In an electronic statement made by its State Publicity Secretary and released to The Sensor weekend, the APC expressed disappointment over the Akwa Ibom State government’s inability to maintain traffic lights, fill potholes and control flooding but resorts to forcing peoples’ wives and mothers to streets in the name of protest in a matter that has no relevance to good governance. “It is incomprehensible and very disappointing to notice that a government that cannot maintain common road traffic lights, potholes, control flooding in the state etc could go this far in arrogating to itself the obscene charades of coercing peoples' wives, mothers, and indeed the great women of this state on streets in the name of...