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...vows to fight enemies within By Admin The youth of Odio community under the aegis of Odio Youth Forum (OYF) in Eket local government have resolved to embrace peace and unity among themselves for the interest of the community and for development to thrive as witnessed in other communities. They took this unanimous decision during their monthly meeting held yesterday at Iwuokpom in Ibeno local government area. President, Odio Youth Forum, Comrade Samuel Asuquo and President of Odio Youth Forum, Nta Ikang Chapter, Raphael Nnah Sunday at a meeting of the forum in Mkpanak yesterday. Speaking through the President of the organization, Comrade Samuel Asuquo said it is pertinent for all Odio youth resident wherever they are to come together under one umbrella to fashion the way forward for the growth and progress of Odio and the overall interest of the community as no one loves your community more than yourself. “We must come together from different fronts as youth ...

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Abigail Isaac Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has directed its joint Committees on Education, and Works/Transport to carry out an on-the-spot-assessment of abandoned deeply excavated gully at the State College of Education, Afaha Nsit and to make possible recommendations to the House within one month interval. SPEAKER, AKWA IBOM STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, RT. HON. ANIEKAN BASSEY The House as presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey earlier today at plenary, mandated the Committees following a motion on the "Concern Over Deeply Excavated Gully Abandoned in Akwa Ibom State College of Education, Afaha Nsit: A Call for Immediate Intervention to Avert Disaster" moved by Hon. Ifiok Udoh, Member representing Nsit Ibom State Constituency. Presenting the Motion, Hon. Udoh said, the gully erosion which is a deathtrap at the concentric of the citadel of studies is not a natural phenomenon caused by erosion but a-man-made disaster resulting from excav...

Governor Udom Emmanuel has formally flagged off a farmers' enumeration exercise in Akwa Ibom state with a charge on people to take agricultural activities as serious business. The State Chief Executive assured that with such cooperation, agriculture would become a major driver of the state's economy thereby bringing to an end, the over-dependence on government for survival. GOV. UDOM EMMANUEL OF AKWA IBOM STATE CHAIRMAN AKIICORP, PASTOR UMO BASSEY ENO WITH TEAM The governor who spoke at his office in Uyo, was enumerated as the number one cocoa and plantain farmer in the state in the ongoing farmer's Enumeration exercise by the Akwa Ibom Investment company limited-AKIICORP. Mr Emmanuel said the scheme said there was need for the people to harness the resources in the state and create wealth out of Agriculture. While thanking the Akwa Ibom Investment Company limited-AKIICORP for driving his vision in the agricultural sector, Governor Emmanuel assu...