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By UbongAbasi Ise Let me begin with a roll call: Mr. Udom Inoyo, Senator Bassey Albert Akpan, Senator John James Akpanudoedeghe, Mr. Akan Okon, Barr. Onofiok Luke, Senator Ita Enang, Senator Effiong Bob, Mr. Mike Enyong, Obong Paul Ekpo, Mr. Idongesit Ituen, Obong Umana Okon Umana, Senator Godswill Akpabio and Mr. Udom Emmanuel. Some legislators in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Federal House of Representatives and the Senate are part of this list. The above are some of the key names rumoured to be aspiring for political offices, while others are expected to play critical roles in the 2023 electioneering if Covid-19 virus gnawing at all of us would allow humanity to return to normal life. The prospective contenders for power in 2023 should be reminded of one fundamental concept that every tragedy comes with the advantage of shifting the paradigm to favour the unexpected class of people. For instance, the influenza pandemic which took over the killing...

By UbongAbasi Ise The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr. Monday Uko, in a recent phone conversation with this writer, had frankly admitted the inundation of criticisms that comes his way and that of Governor Udom Emmanuel despite numerous successes recorded by this administration in the area of sports. He said media has pilloried the political office holders in the state to the extent that they couldn’t help other than being impervious to the unending attacks as a way of survival. With this assertion by the sports commissioner, it becomes clear that some of the public figures in this dispensation have developed thick skin to criticisms to the extent that one needs to use sledge hammer to break the veneer before getting to the subcutaneous part of them. But what Mr. Uko said which really sparked my concern was that why sports struggle is because companies all over Nigeria are increasingly becoming unresponsive in sponsoring sporting activities in the...

Godwin Tom aka E-Director is a Thespian and the author of the EQUAL FOR EQUAL that was first staged on 8 th March, 2020 at Model Theatre, Department of Theater Arts, Univeristy of Uyo, Uyo. In this interview with our correspondents, Uko Callistus and Thelma Kalu, he stressed the need for the government to support and partner with Thespians, to grow the economy through investment in Entertainment Industry.    Please can we know you? My name is Godwin Tom, I ampopularly known as E-director among colleagues and friends. I hail from Nsit Ubium Local Government Area. I man a Thespian; I graduated from the Department of Theatre Arts,University of Uyo, Uyo. I’ve been producing stage plays since when I was doing my National; Youths Service (NYSC) You recently staged a play in the department of Theatre Arts, University of Uyo about the struggle for gender equality and obviously the play portrayed the need to give equal rights to the both male and female gender. Wha...

By Thelma Kalu & Uko Calistus  On Sunday 8th, March 2020 while the world celebrated the International Women’s Day, the Model Theatre Studio, University of Uyo was filled to the brim as numbers trooped in with the expectation to feed their eyes on A Stage Play entitled EQUAL FOR EQUAL.   The play was specifically crafted in commemoration of the women’s day celebration. As all were seated the cotton open on the casts and the play commenced in earnest to unveil the trouble in Ufa Obio as the women took their demands up against the men to grant them equal rights in the affairs of the community.   According to the play ; Eunice Udo who played the lead character known as WOMAN LEADER spearheaded the struggle of Ufa Obio women community, to obtain equality from their male counterparts after she returned from school in the white man’s land.   The play that was written by Godwin Tom has all the mechanics of good theatrical perfection and its scenes unvei...