The Empire Naija

  By Anny Bassey Concerned Citizens of Offot Ukwa Clan in Uyo Local Government Area have condemned ongoing attempt by political gladiators in Uyo to distort the existing zoning arrangement in the area. The citizens under the auspices of Uyo Aborigines made this position known recently while reacting to the speculations that some PDP chieftains in the corridors of power are currently championing the cause for the re-election of Dr. Uwemedimo Udoh as the executive chairman of the area. Speaking on the implication, Mr. Charles Inyang, a political stalwart from Aka Offot said such distortion is capable of jeopardizing the existing unity amongst the four Clans that make up Uyo Local Government Area. It would be recalled that political stakeholders from respective Wards in Uyo had in 2002 agreed to rotate the existing elective offices including the office of Chairman and the seat for Uyo State Constituency, among the four Clans that make up the area. Explaining further, Mr. Inyang hinted...

  An orchestrated smear campaign and manufactured lies purported sponsored by some inconsistent and idle politicians in Okobo local government  area in order to blackmail the immediate past two terms  deputy Speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly and Political leader of Okobo, Rt. Hon. Princess Felicia Bassey  and  give her a wounding image before the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, has been uncovered. In the early hours of Wednesday, February 28, 2024, the attention of the Honorary Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure Maintenance was drawn to a cocktail of lies and malicious blackmail- laden yet to be published article alleged to emanate from some funny political jobbers from Okobo Local government Area who cried foul  and lazily laboured in vain to claim that she  and the Member representing Okobo State Constituency in Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Hon. Bassey Pius Bassey  have hijacked the ongoing Constructi...