…Says sacked chairman wooing party executives with “emergency millions” The Akwa Ibom State PDP Caretaker Committee has called on concerned citizens of Akwa Ibom State to probe the sacked State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State, Elder Aniekan Akpan for allegedly deploying millions of naira to woo ward leaders of the People’s Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State. The PDP made this known in a press release signed by the PDP Caretaker Committee Publicity Secretary Barr. Okpo Ewa. Part of the press release read: The latest chicanery is to now hoodwink ward chairmen of the party…
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Urges APC govt to make Ibom Deep Seaport top priority The leadership of the Ibibio Traditional Council in Akwa Ibom State has linked the rising cases of criminal activities and youth restiveness in various communities within the state to joblessness and high unemployment rate in Akwa Ibom State. Oku Ibom Ibibio, His Eminence, Ntenyin (Dr.) Solomon Daniel Etuk stated this last Friday while receiving the President of the Senate and former governor of the state, Senator Godswill Akpabio and his entourage comprising some members of the National Assembly, in his palace in Nsit Ubium. Ntenyin Solomon Etuk in his plea…
…Hires unemployed youths across A’Ibom to cheer afrobeat music star Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, is alleged to have spent over 2.5 billion naira to host Nigerian Afrobeat singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido during the weekend. A source from government confirmed this to the Guide Newspaper on the amount spent by Akwa Ibom State government during the Davido’s 5ive Tour music concert which took place at Godswill Akpabio international stadium in Uyo last Sunday on 26th October, 2025. The Guide Newspaper reports that while the state government claimed to have sold out tickets for participants…
PRESS STATEMENT: 2027 Election: The Emergence of Old Political Hawks With New Feathers We have observed with shock the news making the rounds that a group of political profiteers in Akwa Ibom State under the disguise of Conference of Former Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, Akwa Ibom State Branch, gathered to adopt President Bola Tinubu, Senator Godswill Akpabio and Governor Umo Eno ahead of 2027 general election. It is ridiculous that Akwa Ibom people are hearing for the first time that such a group exists in the State. We are suspicious of the motive of this group of politicians…
By Ekemini Simon The Government of Akwa Ibom State within the 2025 fiscal year has so far had a total revenue of N1.27 trillion. This, analysis of the Akwa Ibom State 2025 third quarter budget implementation report has shown. The report which captures the performance between January and September 2025 and published by the Government of Akwa Ibom State shows the breakdown as follows: N818.1 billion is the revenue share of the State from the Federation Account Allocation Committee, N375.69 billion is the opening balance of revenue brought forward to 2025 from the funds not spent in 2024 while N79.05…
We have observed with dismay that the razzmattazz of politics has overwhelmed the echo of governance in Akwa Ibom State. Recently, Akwa Ibom State has been thrown into chaos, with the state witnessing new dimensions of political tension, mistrust among government appointees and heated political debate ahead of 2027 general election. The recent outcry by Governor Umo Eno warning other politicians in the state to stop struggling for political structures with him was a complete distraction coming from the Governor who is supposed to focus on his core duty of delivering good governance to the people he was elected to…
–berates Gov for abandoning coconut refinery in A’Ibom –says Govt patronising portfolio farmers By the Guide Newspaper A University of Uyo lecturer and Professor of Science Communication, Prof. Herbert Batta, has analysed the current Tree Crop Revolution initiative by Governor Umo Eno’s administration in Akwa Ibom State, stating that narrowing such agricultural initiative to distribution of oil palm seedlings to farmers was not genuine revolution. Prof Batta who was speaking in one of his articles titled: ‘That Tree Crop Revolution in Akwa Ibom State’ lamented that Akwa Ibom State government has failed to leverage on its area of…
…Scores administration below average in performance …Says governor leaving governance to meddle in PDP affairs By the Guide Newspaper The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State has blamed the growing security challenges in Akwa Ibom State especially in Uyo metropolise where there are recurrent cults clashes in Nwaniba and Ikpa Road, and incessant cases of armed robbers robbing commuters and passengers in tricycles to failure of Governor Umo Eno’s administration to perform its primary function of protecting lives and properties in the state. The Peoples Democratic Party decried the growing insecurity in the state through the Akwa…
…AS AKPABIO JOSTLES FOR AKHA, HOUSE OF REPS SEATS FOR LOYALISTS …PLANS EARLY MEETING WITH NEW INEC CHAIRMAN IDEMS, MCCAIRE, EKONG SAMPSON, OTONG, SAMPSON IDIONG, KUFRE EDIDEM TO LOSE SEATS Credible intelligence have emerged that Akwa Ibom State will witness one of the fiercest elections in 2027 as the political clouds are already gathering with early high level scheming and plots in the two major political parties. With the defection of Governor Umo Eno into the All Progressives Congress APC, the stage appears to have been set for what will be a guerilla war in the many camps that exist…
…as Eastern Obolo people are cut off from the state due to bad road Nearly two years after the Akwa Ibom State Government awarded the contract for the construction of the Ikot Akpaden–Okoroete–Iko Road to the Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), the project remains at the excavation and filling stage, with no tangible progress recorded. The project, which was expected to transform transportation and economic activities across Onna and Eastern Obolo local government areas as promised by Governor Umo Eno, has instead become a source of frustration for residents and commuters who rely on the route for daily movement.…