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  Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, has commiserated with families that lost their loved ones and prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in a ghastly motor accident along Abaji-Kwali Expressway, Abuja on Wednesday. Rt. Hon. Bassey, who made this known through a signed statement on Thursday, expressed his grief, sympathy and condolence to the people of the state over the irreplaceable loss. “The leadership and members of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly are deeply sadden and heartbroken by the sad incident. On behalf of my colleagues and Honourable Members, I send my heartfelt sympathy and condolence to the families of the five youngsters and prospective Corp members who died in a ghastly motor accident along the Abaji-Kwali Expressway on Wednesday, July 28, 2021,” the statement said. “I am more pained that most of them were our constituents who had willingly offered themselves to serve the nation. I pray that God Alm

  A former Governorship Aspirant, Artch Ezekiel Nyaetuk has called on political leaders in Nigeria to actively engaged the youth in the main stream of governance  to enable them become self reliance. He made the call during an interaction with newsmen at  Social Housing Estate, Ikot Ntuen Nsit shortly after picking his membership card to officially join African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday, 14 July, 2021. " Our youth  must be free from that  joke of slavery and we call it responsibility transfered to the youths, we want a governor that prioritizes the youth and decides that once or two times every Month he has a dialogue with the youth,  imagine a governor sitting down with the youth teaching and training them on  responsibility, talking to them about ethics, leadership, business and values and this is what I have been doing" . His words. Nyaetuk decried the situation were youth are being servitude by political leaders for their selfish interest and constantly subje

  The member Representing INI State Constituency and the Chief Whip, Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Bassey has appealed to the Federal Government of Nigeria,  Akwa Ibom State Government and the  Federal Ministry of Education to consider Nkari in INI Local Government Area as the best location for the proposed Federal University of Technology.  Speaking with journalists in Uyo, the lawmaker said this will naturally put an end to over two decades of communal clashes between Nkari and Usaka, a neighbouring community in Abia State which has led to loss of lives and property.  He noted that 'the indigenes of the area (Nkari) are now living in fear due to incessant and perpetual attacks. They can no longer go to the farm and market. Movement from one place to another within the area is done with utmost caution, which has brought untold hardship and sufferings upon the indigenes.' He further said 'Nkari is blessed with abundant natural resources and hardworkin

  By Edet Okpo The Deputy Speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly,Rt. Hon. Princess Felicia  Bassey has scored Governor Udom Emmanuel high on transparent and  prudent management of the State's commonwealth. Princess Bassey made the commendation at a public Hearing on a Bill for a Law to establish Akwa Ibom State Audit Service Commission, offices of the Auditor General for Akwa Ibom State and Auditor General for Local Governments and other matters connected therewith, held at the Assembly Complex,recently. The  frontline woman lawmaker who declared the event open on behalf of the Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly,Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, hinted that it was good and assuring to see the governor bring his globally acknowledged expertise in funds management, personal integrity, and strict adherence to fiscal documents in the  administration of the State. This, the Deputy Speaker said was evident in the governor's ability to keep the State afloat what would have

  By  Edet Okpo & Substance Nature Over I50 widows in Akwa Ibom State returned home smiling with various gift items and stronger resolve to face the challenges of widowhood as the Akwa Ibom State Government, through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, marked the 2021 International Widows’ Day, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. The event which had widows from the 31 local government areas of the State was held at the Women Development Centre, IBB Way, Uyo. The widows said it was a day like no other as the celebration came with special programme content and special effects. This year’s celebration had the theme, “Invisible Women, Invisible Problems”.  According to the Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Dr. Ini Adiakpan,, the day came with a strong reminder and reawakening of the world to the multifarious plights faced on daily basis by the over 258 million widows in the world, in their determination to live beyond the misfortune of their husbands’ death.  Dr. Adi

  By David David Tuesday, June 15,2021 will remain a sad day for local government staff working at Okobo Local Government Secretariat as the Council chairman, Dr. Sylvester Attah, before the entire guests, political stakeholders and Staff of the local government area, described them as bunkums. CREST can authoritatively report. The incident happened during the swearing-in of Supervisors and Special Advisers at the local government secretariat, Okopedi. The chairman, who kept both the nominees and their guests waiting from 1 pm to 4 pm before the swearing-in, bombed into the hall with neither Bible or oath of office. CREST correspondent who witnessed the ensuing scenario reported that the visibly angry chairman immediately picked up the mike and described the local government staff as bunkums for failing to make available those items for swearing-in. CREST observed it was after the chairman’s badmouth on  the workers that one of the council staff rushed outside and brought Bible while t

  By Edet Okpo As we undertake an overview of the stewardship of the Deputy Speaker and Member representing Okobo State Constituency in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Princess Felicia Bassey , what cannot be forgotten in retrospect was the promise she made to her constituents in her inaugural speeches during  her first and second term.  Quoting her verbatim on those instances, the celebrated lawmaker had stated: “This opportunity given me to serve my people is not mine. I could not have come this far if not for the Grace of God and the love and solidarity shown me by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the generality of Okobo people – men, youth and women – who without reservations cast their votes that gave me this mandate. Therefore, I wish to assure you in utmost humility and integrity that I have come to serve and you shall have no  reason to regret  your decision to support me.”    Two years into her second term in the 7th Assembly of the Akwa Ibom State House