Author: Moses Tom

TACKLING FOOD INSECURITY: THE GOVERNOR UMO ENO APPROACH By Ekemini James Frankly speaking, unprecedented inflation has hit Nigeria. Among the reasons is the high exchange rate of the dollar against the naira, leading to a hike in the price of every commodity in the market. But in his humane and empathetic disposition, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, has devised proactive strategies to boost food production, regulate food prices, and ensure food security for the people of the State. Basically, these initiatives include the proposed establishment of Akwa Ibom State Bulk Purchase Agency, the flagging off of…

Qua Iboe River bridge: ONNA opposes development without consultation As Host Community Development Watch Organisation spits fire ‘THERE WILL BE LEGAL RESISTANCE ON ANY ROAD CONSTRUCTION ACROSS ONNA SECTION OF THE QUA IBOE RIVER WITHOUT PROPER CONSULTATION.’ Stakeholders in ONNA Local Government Area under the auspices of Host Community Development Watch Organisation have resisted the ongoing construction of road and bridge across Qua Iboe River by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. NDDC is undertaking the much-talked about most expansive project traverses Ibeno, ONNA and Eastern Obolo Local Government Areas. It evidently includes a towering bridge stretching 600 meters across…

Priston Nwachukwu: As Governor Umo Eno rewards well-dressed civil servants in Akwa Ibom By Moses Tom In his famous book, “Things Fall Apart”, legendary Chinua Achebe, recapped an Igbo proverb that says: “If a child washes his hands he can eat with kings.” Evidently, this implies that it is the the character that ushers a person into greatness. This saying of our elders has come true in the life of Mr. Priston Nwachukwu, a staff of the Presidency working in the Hilltop Mansion, Akwa Ibom State Government House . His character has ushered him into greatness. How has Mr. Priston Nwachukwu,…