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The AkwaIbom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has said he would rather embark on life-touching projects than on monumental projects which have no direct impact on the people of the state. He stated this at the wake of criticism from the opposition in the state that he has never executed a monumental project since he became governor in 2015. In his Christmas Broadcast on Tuesday, the governor said, “I will like to make this profoundly fundamental point: we are not engaged in building monuments that have no direct impact or meaning to our everyday lives; we are not grandstanding with the construction of white elephant projects, we are not on a course for fleeting applause. “We are not here to create a cult of personality or to play God or to define ourselves as the sole repositories of knowledge and power; we are not here to sell our State on bended knees or to cut deals that will imperil the future of our State or our children. We are not here sorely to protect our selfish interest while sacrificing the collective good. “We are here because we genuinely care about you, your children’s future, the place of our State in the socio-political calculus of our Nation. We are here, because we believe the resources God has so generously endowed our people with, should be used to develop Akwa Ibom State and empower our people to rise further to the faith of their greatness.” Emmanuel said he would remain focused in fostering development projects for the benefit of his people and never to feel deterred or intimidated by the antics of the opposition. “I will not be intimidated, I will not bend, I will not give in to blackmail, lies or attacks on my person or my administration. I will not cut deals to sell our State to the highest bidder neither will I sacrifice the elements that define us as a people simply to further a political goal,” he said. He also explained that his administration had done much for the past three and half years despite the election litigation the government was bedevilled with at inception. “Three and half years ago when we came in, we were bogged down by issues of election litigations but we nonetheless kept our eye on the ball, because we came in here with a bold agenda predicated mainly on the need to rapidly industrialize this State and engender in our people’s psyche a new attitude, a new mind-set predicated on the dakkada philosophy and nothing, I mean nothing was going to derail us from pursuing that path of sustainable development,” he added. Giving insight to his sectoral achievements, the governor said, “Our public education system is one of the best in the nation. We have improved the free and compulsory education by insisting on recruiting over 3,000 quality teachers to teach our children, we have provided modern tools and a conducive environment for our children to learn, preparing their future and getting them ready to compete fairly with their counterparts all over the world. This has been an abiding article of faith that I am dedicated to pursuing. “Health is wealth and this critical positive right is key to our developmental strides. From the remodelling and equipping of the Methodist Hospital, Ituk Mbang, to those of Etinan, Ikono, Emmanuel Hospital, Eket, the General Hospital, Ikot Okoro, the General Hospital in Iquita among others, to the great works my wife, Her Excellency, Mrs. Martha Udom Emanuel has done through FEYReP, we will continue to invest heavily in this sector. “Electricity has improved tremendously across the State because of the huge investments we have made in the power sector; most of our major streets are well illuminated at night. Our investment in agriculture is yielding results. Staple food prices have dropped significantly compared to what was obtained at our advent. We will be flooding the market with our locally produced rice from Ini Local Government, whose mill we had commissioned about two weeks ago. “My fellow Akwaibomites, these are what in the Western world form what is called Kitchen table issues: issues that form part of the positive and negative rights and which directly affect the people, not monuments, not white elephant projects. Any responsible government must provide these critical services and I make bold to say here, that we have done well in providing these drivers of development and in my second term by the grace of God and your support, we will continue to provide these services to you my dear people.” On the Infrastructural development, the governor said, “Our infrastructural drive is moving steadily and assuredly, in spite of what the naysayers may say, the roads we have built are all there for everyone to see, and these roads cut across the entire three senatorial districts. The strategy of the other side is to lie to you that what we have achieved are all lies. In their hurry to lie to you, they forget the fact that Akwa Abasi Ibom people are smart and can see things for themselves. Ibom Deep Sea Port is moving steadily, soon, IBOM AIR, the only State owned, State run and State operated airline in the whole of Africa will be in operations. I think we should all be very proud to be Akwaibomites and shame those who only traffic in lies and have nothing to offer you.” He also said that his government has attracted close to 15 verifiable industries to the State. According to him, “if you go to the Coconut Refinery, you will see a gigantic project that should bring joy and pride to us all as Akwaibomites, yet the other side say it doesn’t exist, which leaves me wondering why a few mischief makers should take delight in lying to cover up their lack of plans to move our people forward? The Flour Mill will soon be commissioned, yet the opposition say it doesn’t exist, do they think you don’t have eyes to see good things that are happening in our State? The Syringes Manufacturing Company occupies a sprawling space and is producing syringes that are being used in hospitals, clinics and other health care facilities, yet the opposition say they don’t exist; do they think we are all so gullible? The Metering Solutions can hardly keep up the demands for meters nationwide, yet the opposition say they do not exist. “Do they think we don’t have eyes to see the good things that are happening in our State? Two weeks ago, we commissioned our Rice Processing Mill in Ini yet the opposition say the mill does not exist, do they think our people are so gullible? The AKEES Mini Industrial Park is helping interpret our vision of encouraging small scale enterprises, yet the opposition say they don’t exist, same with Fertilizer Blending Plant and other industries.” The governor, however, prayed that those fanning the embers of war and violence in the state shall be put to shame. His words “The future of Akwa Abasi Ibom people is very important to be sacrificed at the altar of those who want to return us to the days of slavery and servitude. “A few years ago, we lived in the inglorious world as captured by Thomas Hobbes- a society where life was nasty, brutish and short, you are all living witnesses to those dark years when our people were kidnapped, murdered or brutally killed for holding different political opinions; you are all living witnesses to a sick and inglorious times when old men and women were not spared the horrors of politically motivated killings. “Three and half years as your Governor, no one has been kidnapped for political reasons, no one has been assassinated for holding a different political view point; no one has been harassed for speaking his or her mind. I have been insulted, called all manner of names but I have taken it all in the chin, knowing full well that our people who enjoy the peace and security in this State are with us. Do you, my dear Akwa Ibomites want to go back to the days of horror, of killings and of kidnappings? The same people who brought you those years of horror are back together and they have promised you and the entire world that they will unleash violence upon you in the fashion of Warsaw saw war. “As we celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace, may their plan to unleash violence on our peace-loving people never come to pass; may the peace and progress we currently enjoy continue to be our portion in Jesus name, and you my dear people say Amen! “We are not arming people and sewing fake army and police uniforms to unleash terror on our innocent children just to win elections, we are here, because we genuinely care about you, your children’s future, the place of our State in the socio-political calculus of our Nation. We are here, because we believe the resources God has so generously endowed our people with, should be used to develop Akwa Ibom State and empower our people to rise further to the faith of their greatness. “My dear Akwaibomites, when they tell you these politically motivated lies, tell them that you have seen what Udom Emmanuel has done in three and half years and that you are satisfied and you will go with the train of peace and security; of development and industrialisation. “Politics will come and politics will go, but Akwa Abasi Ibom State will remain non-negotiable and sacrosanct. May we have a peaceful and violence-free electioneering campaign and elections come 2019 and may the might and the will of the people supersede every other “might” and our people say ‘Amen’.” Read the full article

Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel has approved the use of the Nest of Champions Stadium for the flag-off of President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign in the south-south. The Commissioner for Youths and Sport, Monday Uko, in a statement last night, said the approval followed the decision of managers of the stadium, Julius Berger Plc, to recall its staff to work on the stadium before the commencement of Akwa United match to be held there. He stated: “Following a decision by Julius Berger Plc to recall their staff from their scheduled holiday, the Akwa Ibom State Government has approved the use of the Nest of Champions Stadium, Uyo for the flag off of the President’s electioneering campaign on December 28, 2018. “However, all other terms of use will remain effective. Organisers of the rally are expected to meet with the stadium management to finalise this approval”. The Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on National Assembly, Ita Enang, had earlier threatened to break into the stadium and forcefully use the facility to flag off the president’s campaign on Friday if the All Progressives Congress was not allowed to make use of the place. Read the full article

The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly cannot implement a court order asking it to stay an order sacking a state lawmaker who defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), an aide to the governor, Udom Emmanuel, has said. A lawmaker, Idongesit Ituen, who represented Itu State Constituency in the assembly, was sacked by a November 14 ruling of the Uyo Division of the Federal High Court. But the court, acting on an application by Mr Ituen, later halted its earlier decision and then asked the assembly not to declare the lawmaker’s seat vacant. “I am satisfied that there is merit in this application (and) that an order staying execution of the judgment of this Honourable Court delivered by Hon. Justice F. O. Riman, sitting at Federal High Court No 2, Uyo Judicial Division on the 14 November 2018, pending the hearing and determination of the Applicant’s Appeal at the Court of Appeal is hereby granted as prayed,” the judge, Fatun Riman, said on Wednesday, while ruling in favour of the lawmaker. The snag, however, is that the speaker of the assembly, Onofiok Luke, had on Monday declared Mr Ituen’s seat vacant before the latest order by the federal court. The governor’s aide, Ndem Andem, said the order for a stay of execution came a little too late. Mr Andem, who is a special assistant to the governor on legal matters, spoke on Monday on the crisis rocking the state assembly when he appeared as a guest on a live radio programme, Akwa Ibom Rising, on Inspiration 105.9 FM, Uyo. “Stay of execution cannot be granted on an action that has already been carried out,” said Mr Andem, a lawyer. “The seat has already been deemed vacant, and stay of execution means that the status quo remains. What is the status quo? “The status quo is that the seats had on Monday been declared vacant as provided by the constitution of our country. Mr Idongesit Ituen, and his co-travellers remain former members of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, except a higher court gives a contrary ruling in their favour,” he said. Apart from Mr Ituen, the speaker, Mr Luke, had on Monday declared vacant the seats of four other lawmakers who also defected from the PDP to the APC, even though the court was yet to rule on their cases. The other four lawmakers are Nse Ntuen, Essien Udim State Constituency; Gabriel Toby, Etim Ekpo/Ika; Otobong Ndem, Mkpat Enin; and Victor Udofia, Ikono. Mr Andem said there was no crisis within the PDP to justify the defection of the lawmakers as required by the constitution. He said the APC lawmaker in the state, Asuquo Archibong (Urue Offong/Oruko State Constituency), who defected to PDP last year did so because, according to him (Andem), there was division in the APC. “No APC member challenged the defection of Hon Archibong because it was difficult for any of the factions to lay claims on him,” he said. The sacked lawmakers, five of them, held their own “sitting” on Monday and, in turn, ‘removed’ Mr Luke from office as speaker, and then “elected” Mr Ntuen as the “new speaker”. The APC leadership in the state, while throwing its weight behind the five lawmakers, said on Wednesday it no longer recognises Mr Luke as the speaker of the assembly. Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly consists of 26 members. The Nigerian constitution says a speaker or deputy speaker can only be removed from office by a resolution of House of Assembly by the votes of not less than two-third majority of the members of the House. It would, therefore, require the votes of 17 lawmakers, at least, to remove Mr Luke as the speaker of the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly. There has been tension in the oil-rich state because of the crisis in the state assembly. Some youth, who are members of the APC, on Monday protested at the assembly complex over the sacking of Mr Ituen. The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly was sealed off on Wednesday morning by the police in the state, following the crisis. Read the full article

PHOTO NEWS: #Nextreporter Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, accompanied by His Deputy, Mr. Moses Ekpo, Managing Director Mobil Producing Nigeria Plc (MPN), a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, Mr Paul MacGrawth, and Group General Manager, NAPIMS under Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC), Mr Hilary Akpan, performed the groundbreaking of Technical Skills Acquisition Facility in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area. #UdomEmmanuel #DivineMandate