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AKHA Advocates Regular Health Checks, Provision Of Protection Kits For Environmental, Waste Workers

  By Asuquo Edem  In a bid to ensure the safety of waste management workers in the State, the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has advocated for the provision of Personal Protection Kits and free medical checks for these classes of workers. Following a report presented before the House today , Thursday by the member representing Okobo State Constituency,Hon. Bassey Bassey, the House also tasked the Ministry of Environment to synergize with the Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency (AKSEPWMA) and other relevant stakeholders, to put up an Executive Bill on environmental protection and waste management.  Hon. Bassey while decrying the exposure to health hazards by environmental workers especially those in waste collection due to none use of personal protective kits added that it was also imperative to provide these category of workers with free medical checks and treatment to enhance effectiveness and efficiency. While recommending for a revie...

Ibom Deep Seaport: AKHA Moves To Raise Skilled Manpower In Maritime Sector

  By Asuquo Edem  In it's avowed desire to position Akwa Ibom nay it's Indigenes benefit maximally from the the actualization of the Ibom Deep Seaport, Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has passed a motion tasking the State Government to initiate programs for the training of skilled manpower in the maritime sector. This was contained in a motion presented before the House by the member representing Essien Udim State Constituency, Hon. Ukpong Akpabio during Plenary today Thursday. Hon. Akpabio in a Motion titled "Ibom Deep Seaport: Need For Anticipatory Long-term Investment In The Education And Training Of Indigenous Manpower In The Maritime Sector" while informing the House that Akwa Ibom State is endowed with huge maritime potentials with its 129 km Atlantic Coastline being the longest in the country and Gulf of Guinea stated that maritime potentials of the State hold huge economic opportunities in areas of commercial shipping and fishing operations as well as hydro-...

Ime Okon Tenders Petition To Reinstate Constituent Wrongfully Dismissed From Duty

Member representing Itu/Ibiono Ibom Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Ime Bassey Okon has presented a petition seeking the reinstatement of one of his constituents in Michael Okpara University. He presented the petition on the floor of the House earlier today, Wednesday, March 5, 2025, during plenary.  The federal lawmaker said the content prays for the reinstatement of his constituent, Daniel Etim Akpan, who was wrongfully dismissed from duty at Micheal Okpara University. "At todayโ€™s plenary, I presented a petition from one of my constituents, Daniel Etim Akpan, against the Michael Okpara University for wrongful termination of his appointment. He is praying for his reinstatement and the payment of his outstanding entitlements." #ItuIbionoIbomFederalConstituency #ImeOkonisWorking

Itu/Ibiono: Ime Okon Kick-Starts 4-Day Free Medical/Surgical Outreach For Indigenes

  The Member representing Itu/Ibiono Ibom Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ime Bassey Okon has sponsored a 4-Day medical and surgical outreach for constituents. As contained in a release from his office, the 4-Day free medical outreach will commence on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, through Friday, March 14, 2025, by 9:00am daily. The venue for Itu people will be at Primary Health Centre, Mbak Atai, Itu LGA, while that of Ibiono Ibom indigenes will be at Palmer Memorial Hospital, Ikot Usen, Ibiono Ibom LGA, all of Akwa Ibom State. The schedule is as follows, in Itu LGA, the event will hold at Primary Health Centre, Mbak Atai, Itu from March, 12 to 13, 2025, and at Palmer Memorial Hospital, Ikot Usen, Ibiono Ibom from March, 11 to 14, 2025  by 9:00 am daily. The free medical event will take place simultaneously in the two venues and will focus on general medical conditions, surgery, and eye checkups. Reading glasses will be ...

OUR POLITICAL LEADERS, WHERE IS โ€œ AFANGKI โ€œ IDEOLOGY IN ORO NATION?

  By Edet Okpo It was a popular quote by a former American President, Woodrow Wilson and recent happenings in Oro Nation that perhaps sparked my interest in this article . Woodrow Wilson had charged his fellow compatriots: โ€œWe cannot be separated in interest or divided in purpose. We stand together until the endโ€.   The need and call for Oro Unity has never been demanding and necessary as vicissitudes of the moments have warranted. Apart from individual idiosyncrasy and preferences, there is nothing Oro Nation as a genealogical bloc of Akwa Ibom State and ethnic twig of Nigeriaโ€™s minorities does not have in common, to make it truly great. Oro Nationโ€™s pathological, regenerative and inherited shared cardinal ideology for unity and growth is expressed in โ€œAfangkiโ€. This mantra has mutated or transmogrified to โ€œAfangkismโ€ as a school of thought that every aborigine of Oro freely endorses as article of socio-cultural membership. Those curious about Oro Nationโ€™s linguistic cul...

Senator Aniekan Highlights Gains Of A'Ibom Stakeholders Visit To President Tinibu

Senator Aniekan Bassey of the Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District has underscored the far-reaching benefits of Akwa Ibom stakeholders' visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Friday. Speaking on the importance of the visit with newsmen on Saturday at his Abuja residence, Senator Bassey hinted that the high-powered delegation, led by Governor Umo Eno and the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, presented the President with critical developmental concerns of Akwa Ibom.  According to the Senator, some of the concerns were in the area of rural infrastructure, economic growth, and federal support for key projects.  He explained that the meeting provided a strategic platform for robust developmental partnerships between the Federal Government and Akwa Ibom State.  โ€œThe visit to President Tinubu was a defining moment for Akwa Ibom. It reaffirmed our commitment to fostering strong federal collaboration for infrastructural advancement a...

Christians Tasked To Exercise Faith In God As A'Ibom Assembly Clerk Lays Grandmother To Rest

Christians the world over have been tasked to live exemplary lives and exercise faith in God while alive as their deeds here in earth is what they would be remembered for. This was contained in a homily by Prophet Ernest Paul during the burial obsequies of Late Deaconess Elizabeth Jumbo A. Udoh, grandmother to the Clerk of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Mrs. Nsikakabasi Orok held over the weekend at deceased's compound in Awa Ndon, Onna Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Speaking on the topic "Fight a Good Fight of Faith," taken from the book of 2 Timothy 4:7, Prophet Paul urged those in the body of Christ to fight for a good cause. The preacher described the late Deaconess as a devout Christian who fought a good battle while alive, noting that her good deeds will forever be remembered and her life celebrated.  Prophet Paul emphasised the need to be intentional as a Christian and to know what course one is fighting and for whom. "You must receive Jesus...