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....commends Gov. Umo Eno's efforts to better the lives of Akwa Ibomites




In line with His Excellency, Pastor Umo Eno's directive to Chairmen of local government areas in the state to flag off the ARISE Food Security Program in their respective LGAs, the Transition Committee Chairman of Ini LGA, Hon. Inibehe Umah, yesterday, April 2, in company of other leaders and stakeholders of INI LGA to performed the official flag-off of the program which heralded the commencement of the distribution of free food to vulnerable households in the state to ameliorate the sufferings of the people.


Setting the tone, the TC Chairman said that the flag-off was a directive of the Governor as a follow up to the state flag-off the Governor performed last week at Itam Market.


He thanked His Excellency, Pastor Umo Eno for feeling the sufferings of the people in this tough period in our country. He also commended the Governor for the revitalization of agriculture in the state by ensuring people return to farms to enhance food security and sufficiency.


He further stressed that INI LGA is known and recognized as the food basket of our state and thank the Governor for giving INI the Commissioner for Agriculture to complement the status of the LGA as the food basket of Akwa Ibom State.


He noted that the Governor has done credibly well by initiating the social register for the citizens to enable the government have a database to cater for the people.


Commending the Honourable Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Offiong Offor, Hon. Umah said that her tireless efforts in the Ministry of Agriculture to interpret the vision of the Governor is highly appreciated by INI people.


In her remarks, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Offiong Offor took time to explain how the program works. She said that beneficiaries would be able to get the free food by presenting the food vouchers to the agents/vendors, emphasizing that the vouchers serve as purchasing powers that will enable them to get food without paying for it.


She added that the social register shall be reopened for new registration of people that were not captured. 


Highpoint of the event was the flag-off of the program, which involved issuance of food vouchers and distribution of food items like Garri, rice and beans to the vulnerable.


Those in attendance were: member representing Ini State Constituency, Hon. Lawrence Udoide, Honourable Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Offiong Offor, Honourary Special Adviser to the Governor on Special Projects, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Bassey, Vice Chairman, Ini Transition Committee, Hon. Innocent Udom, Secretary, Ini Transition Committee, Elder Akaninyene Ekpenyong, Former member representing Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency, Prof. Ini Udoka, Former Chairmen of the Council including Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Ebe and Rt. Hon. Dr. Etetim Anwatim.


Others were, PDP Chapter Chairman of Ini, Mr. Emmanuel Uma, State Officer of the Party, Mr. Saviour Inyang, Hon. Isaac Moses, Barr. Essien Essien, Special Assistant to the Governor on Youth Mobilization, Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency, Mr. Charles Udofia, Transition Committee members, Ward PAs to the Governor, Elders, women and youths. 




Media Unit

Office of the TC Chairman 

Ini LGA 

03:04:2024

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Earlier today, Elder Godwin Akpan Udoh-Edehe Joined the secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah and other party faithfuls inline to the resolution by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Akwa Ibom State Chapter that all the wards chairmen should convene a general meeting in all the 368 political wards of the state.



The SSG commended the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno for taking governance to the grassroots by appointing two Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants in Ward 7 and in the entire 368 political wards of the State.


The Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah, has received the over hundreds of decampees and returnees from other political parties to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, inward 7, describing the move as an indication of the party's dominance of the Ward (State).


The SSG and political leader of Uyo LGA has also tasked party faithful and stakeholders of the PDP in Ward 7 to embrace and integrate the returning politicians back to the fold.


The SSG clarified that the purpose of the meeting which, according to him, was holding simultaneously in all the 368 wards of the state was to strengthen the party and reassured the people that Akwa Ibom remains a PDP state. 


He assured the new and returning members of a sense of belonging in the party, which he said would retain control of the Ward. 


"What we are doing today is also to reassure the people that this is a PDP state and we will always stand with Pastor Umo Eno for eight years, already we have seen his numerous achievement in these past months"


“You can see that the who-is-who in the ward is here and as a party man I have also come down to my ward because nobody is above the party. Government is large enough to accommodate diverse interests.... In politics it is necessary to build trust. Be steadfast so that you can be trusted" he added.


Speaking on behalf of decampees from the YPP, a former Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr. Samuel Efanga said I see know reason to be in an opposition party when my brother is the SSG, when Gov. Umo Eno appointed Prince Enobong Uwah has the Secretary to the State Government I immediately took a decision to return back to PDP because he is my brother".


He appealed to the SSG and the leadership of PDP to protect his interest and other decampees across the ward, adding that their return to the PDP is to identify with the obvious and laudable development strides of the Governor Umo Eno and they are ready to key into the philosophy of the Arise Agenda"

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𝗥-𝗟: 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗚𝗮𝘀), 𝗥𝘁. 𝗛𝗼𝗻. 𝗘𝗸𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗽𝗲 𝗘𝗸𝗽𝗼; 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗯𝗼 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗢𝗶𝗹), 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗸𝗽𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗶, 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗯𝘂𝗷𝗮


𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆.

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 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗚𝗮𝘀), 𝗥𝘁. 𝗛𝗼𝗻. 𝗘𝗸𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗽𝗲 𝗘𝗸𝗽𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗯𝘂𝗷𝗮 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆.

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…launches free food voucher programme


Akwa Ibom State Governor Pastor Umo Eno, today, launched the free food voucher programme for the vulnerable and the neediest at the popular Itam market, located in Itu Local Government Area.



Flanked by the Deputy Governor, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, the two Senators representing Akwa Ibom North East and South respectively, Senator Aniekan Bassey and Senator Ekong Sampson respectively, the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah and other top government officials, Governor Eno, was messianic as he spoke of his government’s bottom -up approach, where the poor and the vulnerable would be assisted to Arise and shine.


The free food voucher for the vulnerable, is a key element of the Bulk Agency Bill that was signed to law a week ago, and the Board, equally inaugurated by the Governor, last week. 



The key responsibility of the Agency, is to provide free staple food items : Garri, rice and beans to the most vulnerable through the Social Register.


At the launch of this programme today, the Governor was hailed as a leader with compassion, and the joy and happiness on the part of the recipients was palpable. 


They prayed for the Governor and promised to stand by him, support him and continue to pray for the success of his administration. 


“This is an incredible people - oriented program. This Governor is truly a Pastor. Look at the Christ-like humility he has shown here. 


“He is standing right there, supervising the distribution of the food items; he greeted and touched the recipients. 


“This is rare to see in people occupying such an exalted office,” Honourable Anietie Eka, a political chieftain from Uyo local government area, had observed.


Governor Uno Eno’s humanitarian acts are what has defined him. In his inaugural address on May29. 2023, he had clearly signaled the direction of his government: The need to bring governance closer to the people and have them be invested and take ownership in governance. “To those who may not be able to put food on your table, I will be your advocate and champion.”


Today, at Itam market, he took bold steps to do exactly, stating that, “ When leaders are faced with daunting social problems, they usually think outside the box and that’s what motivated me to set up the Bulk Purchase Agency and the free food voucher drive initiative. 


“We had reviewed all of the options, and this for us, remains the best. We are partnering with the market leaders and I want to thank them for the cooperation we have so far received from them.


“Let me repeat here that this is purely an interventionist act; the solution to our food security remains the need for us to go back to the farm. Yesterday, I paid an unannounced visit to a farm run by one of your young men and I was so impressed with what the young man is doing and we pledge to support him. I will continue to pay visits to farms run by both people in government and others.


The highlight of the day’s event, was the announcement by the Governor of a 1.5 billion interest free -loans to Akwa Ibom traders to be managed by the Ibom Fadama Micro Finance Bank.


“ I have heard of how some of you go to some places to get loans with very high interest rates and that has, made the cost of food to go up, and before you finish paying the loans, you cannot meet up with your market or trading obligations anymore. 


“I have come to tell you not to take such loans anymore. Consequently, we are releasing five hundred million Naira interest -free loans to each of the three senatorial districts (1.5 billion Naira in total,) to help your business.


The Governor also promised to construct a car park, provide solar panel light, modern toilet facilities, all of which were the prayers of the leadership of the Itam Market.


The Governor directed the Transition Chairmen of the remaining 29 councils ( Itu and UyoLocal Government Councils, having been covered by today’s launch ) to ensure they launch the free voucher food program by next Tuesday.


Ekerete Udoh

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor 

March 26, 2024

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By Ola Awoniyi


The President of the Senate, Godswill Obot Akpabio, attended the 147th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for the first time in October last year as head of Nigeria's delegation. The session was held in Luanda, the capital city of Angola. At the event, Akpabio was elected member of the Executive Committee of the influential global organization. 


His election was a triumph in international diplomacy for Nigeria. The last time that Africa's largest democracy enjoyed such privilege was 60 years ago, in1964 when Nwafor Orizu was Nigeria's Senate President. 


Since he became a member of the IPU Executive Committee, Akpabio has played his part with distinction. He has become a marketer extraordinaire for his country, enthusiastically and deftly flying the flag of Nigeria in the global arena.


Akpabio has used his position to project Nigeria's voice and image at every opportunity. One of such opportunities is the ongoing Assembly of IPU.


On Friday 22nd March, 2024, Akpabio boarded a commercial flight out of Abuja, as the head of the Nigerian delegation again, to the 148th Assembly of IPU in Geneva, Switzerland. In the delegation are the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan and Senator Jimoh Ibrahim among others.


During one of the sessions, Akpabio spoke passionately on the tragic war in Gaza. Through his thought-provoking intervention that day, Nigeria strongly registered her presence at the summit and demonstrated compassion for humanity.


Akpabio stressed before the august gathering that the most urgent issue in Gaza is that innocent lives are needlessly being wasted daily. That defenceless children and women are caught in the cross-fire of belligerency.


"Madam President, this is a lone voice from Nigeria," Akpabio began his intervention in one of the sessions. He spoke with candour and passion. He started by reminding the IPU President of an earlier failed attempt at the Luanda summit, in Angola, to make the Assembly lend a collective voice against the ongoing tragedy in Gaza.


"Today, the world is very expectant. We must drop ego. It has nothing to do with which country brings a proposal. The basic tenets of humanity demands that we leave here with resolutions for the rest of the world to show that we have humane feelings in us," Akpabio said.


For emphasis, Akpabio drew the attention of his fellow participants to the collateral damages being recorded in Gaza: "We have children who are dying even as we are talking now. We have people who cannot find water to drink even as we are talking now. We have those who are going to suffer from infections due to gunshots. We have to show the world that we are human beings."


From this preamble, Akpabio laid the basis for Nigeria's expectations from the Geneva summit. Without mincing words, Akpabio said: "Cessation of hostilities must be part of our resolutions. Access to humanitarian aids must be part of our resolutions. At the same time, release of hostages. We can no longer allow a child to die tonight without lending a voice...We must discuss the Gaza issue in this 148th IPU Assembly. That is my position."


Earlier in a comprehensive address, Akpabio spoke on "Parliamentary Diplomacy: Building Bridges for Peace and Understanding." He touched on what Parliamentary Diplomacy could achieve in conflict resolution and in the quest for world peace and stability. In particular, he spoke of the importance of a collective voice: "Let us, as we gather at this critical juncture in history, recognize the power of our collective voice in shaping a better future for all. 

 

"We stand at a pivotal moment in history, an intersection where the choices we make and the words that we speak have the potential to positively shape the future of a world in constant crisis. Therefore, we lend the voice of our country to the patriotic call for collective action to address the challenges facing our wonderful world.


"Let us advert our minds to Martin Luther King, Jr’s admonition that 'all mankind is tied together; all life is interrelated, and we are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of identity. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.' This is why we are here. 


"We must walk together, hand-in-hand even if we do not see eye-to-eye, in our march to reshape our world. We must remember that we are the eyes, the ears, the hands and the minds of our people and we embody their hope for a brighter, more equitable future for this blessed world of ours. This, very distinguished ladies and gentlemen, is the legacy we owe the world."


Akpabio also seized the rare occasion to engage in aggressive marketing of his country Nigeria, by sharing with them the progress and initiatives of the Nigerian Parliament.


"In Nigeria, our Parliament plays a crucial role in curbing polarization and ensuring peace and progress through legislation. One notable legislative milestone in Nigeria was the passage of the “Not Too Young to Run” Bill in 2018, which aimed to widen the horizon for youth and women to actively participate in governance.


"The achievements of the Nigerian Parliament in upholding international commitments, promoting peace-building, and holding the government accountable deserve commendation. We call for more progress in parliamentary diplomacy and increase in our peace-building capacity, not only in Nigeria but across all sovereign states," Akpabio told his audience.


IPU, the global organization of national parliaments, was formed in1889 and has become a veritable platform for projecting one's country because of what the body stands for: promoting peace through parliamentary democracy and dialogue. Its membership spread of about 180 countries and still counting, out of the 193 countries in the world makes it a big platform for a country to showcase herself.


*Awoniyi, media aide to Senate President, writes from Abuja

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𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤. 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐀𝐤𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐨, 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐓. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥-𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭, 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞. 𝐍𝐨 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝! 𝐍𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝!! 𝐀𝐤𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐨, 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭. 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐮𝐭 of 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬. 𝐀𝐤𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐨, 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠!!! | 𝐌𝐏

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