Hon. Okpolupm Etteh, the member representing Eket/ONNA/Esit-Eket/Ibeno Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, recently participated in a high-impact parliamentary field visit to Côte d’Ivoire. The event, which ran from Monday, June 24 to Wednesday, June 26, 2024, was organized by the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF, an independent network of over 1,500 parliamentarians in 158 World Bank and IMF member countries, founded in 2000 and currently governed by a nine-member international Board and the Chaired by Rt. Hon. Liam Byrne of the UK Parliament, aimed to facilitate dialogue and knowledge sharing and to increase transparency…
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… Express Satisfaction With The Performance Of The Senate President The Campaign Ward Coordinators for Godswill Akpabio in the 2023 Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District election recently came together to pray for Senator Godswill Akpabio to mark his one year as the Senate President. In a solemn assembly held on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District Constituency Office in Ikot Ekpene and attended by all the 108 Campaign Wards Coordinators from the 10 Local Government Areas of the Senatorial District, the group thanked God for the successes recorded by the Senate President in…
… TC Members Accuse Chairmen Of High-handedness, Poise For Showdown The last has not been heard of the recent visit of the projects verification team set up by the Akwa Ibom governor , Pastor Umo Eno, to ascertain the level of development in the respective Local Government Councils. Eventhough the governor has extended the tenure of the local government transition committees, following a resolution by the House of Assembly to that effect, recently, tongues are still wagging on the discovery by some of the committee members. Members of the team to Etim Ekpo Local Government Area, led…
In a heartwarming display of gratitude, four constituents, recently, stormed the Osongoma residence of the Member representing Eket/ONNA/Esit Eket/Ibeno Federal Constituency, Hon. Okpolupm Etteh, to express gratitude to him. Hon. Etteh facilitated their employment as registered Nurses and Midwives into the University Teaching Hospital. The constituents are Idorenyin Otu Eshiet (Ibeno), Florence Clement Jackson (Esit Eket), Martha Cliff Bassey (Ibeno) and Grace Okon Jeremiah (Esit Eket). Hon. Etteh is the Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on University Education.
Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo on Friday said investments in Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities are pivotal for Nigeria’s energy security soliciting the partnership of private sector investors in the development of these critical infrastructure. Ekpo stated this at the commissioning of the 3.1million metric tonnes standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd) CNG and ground breaking of 5.2MMscfd Liquefied Natural Gas LNG facilities undertaken by Tetracore Energy Group in Ogun State. The Gas Minister commended the management of Tetracore Energy Group for commiting funds into CNG and LNG projects saying…
… Celebrates Staff and Learners It was a celebration galore, Wednesday, at Sumscript Schools, a Daycare, Nursery and Basic education school, located at number two Phenson Street , Off Esuene Street, Federal Housing Estate, Abak Road, Uyo. The board and management of the school, rolled out the drums to celebrate their staff and learners, for emerging victorious, beating several other long standing schools at the highly competitive just concluded AKBC Children Quiz Competition for over forty schools drawn from the three senatorial districts of the state, to clinch the third position. The school, known for its core…
By Ndueso BENSON Socrates, in one of his philosophica postulations once states that, “A man is justified in embarking on a political career, if he posseses knowledge of moral values, capable of changing the characters of people that he seeks to lead.” This postulation, indeed, has also been amplified by Plato who notes that, “The best, rational and righteous political order, leads to a harmonious unity of society, and allows each of its part to flourish.” Socrates used the pronoun “he” because there is no word that depicts masculine, feminine or neuter and until recent times,…
The Member representing Eket/ONNA/Esit Eket/Ibeno Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Okpolupm Etteh, has rejoiced with Governor Umo Eno as he marks one year anniversary. Hon. Etteh, who made this known through a goodwill message to the Governor during the anniversary celebration, said “My family and the good people of Eket/ONNA/Esit Eket/Ibeno Federal Constituency sincerely rejoice with amiable Governor, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, on this one-year milestone and Anniversary Celebration. The many commissioned projects, ongoing projects, and newly awarded projects across the state within the one year of the Umo Eno-led administration and leadership have given us a…
As Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State marks the first anniversary of his administration, Senator Aniekan Bassey, Deputy Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture Production Services and Rural Development, has lauded the governor’s remarkable achievements in the past year. In a goodwill message to the Governor on Wednesday, tagged “celebrating one year of impactful service and prosperity,” Senator Bassey said “It has been one year of progress and impactful service to Akwa Ibom and its people, and I am sincerely grateful that you have kept the flame of our forebears alive while remaining dedicated and committed to…
OPINION By Nseabasi S. J. King May 29 is a cycle in the political life of Nigeria’s 4th Republic. It has come to signpost the entry and exit of many governments and successive administration in the Nigerian political space. It is the timeline for who was, who is and who is to come. On May 29, 1999, a chicken farmer and retired army general, Olusegun Obasanjo, and 36 others took oaths of office, as Nigeria marked its transition from military dictatorship to participatory democracy. In the old Uyo Township Stadium, here in Akwa Ibom State,…