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FULL TEXT OF A PRESS CHAT BY THE FORUM OF CHAPTER CHAIRMEN/STAKEHOLDERS OF THE ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS, APC ON THE ELECTIONS IN AKWA IBOM STATE, HELD AT THE VE NUS HOTEL, UYO ON TUESDAY APRIL 28, 2015 NOW THAT AKWA IBOM PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN! Compatriots, after a long and arduous political campaign, the good people of a state conceived by our forebears to be driven by unity, brotherhood and Godliness have come spoken and they have spoken clearly. Let us put it on record that we in APC came into the elections with full intentions to convince and win the hearts of Akwa Ibom people and to emerge victorious. That was why we engaged in several electioneering campaigns across all the local government areas of the State. In their response, the people have not spoken the way we wanted, but they have spoken all the same and we believe in the popular Roman aphorism, “Vox populi, vox Dei” (the voice of the people, is the voice of God). We wish to use this medium to cong...

Celebration will not cease in Akwa Ibom State as the people continue to celebrate the emergence of Mr. Udom Emmanuel as the governor-elect at the last Saturday gubernatorial election in the state. The election which was peaceful witnessed some pocket of violence where APC thugs were arrested in some areas including Nsit Ubium, the country home of the APC Gubernatorial candidate, Obong Umana Okon Umana. The election which was adjudged peaceful also recorded some hitches but Mr. Udom Emmanuel who was the choice of the people of the state being under the grip of PDP for about sixteen years now emerged victorious and was presented with Certificate of Return today at a well attended ceremony by his supporters and campaign managers. Below is some photo clips. Supporters at the event Mr. Udom waves to his people Supporters Governor-Elect Mr Udom Emmanuel Governor Godswill Akpabio addressing the supporters Barr. Essien Esema celebrating the vic...

16th April, 2015 Press Release ZENOPHOBIA IN SOUTH AFRICA: NIGERIANS TAKEN FOR GRANTED  Our attention has been drawn to recent attack by South African on foreigners killing a score of them on the ground that they are responsible for the high unemployment rate of 24% in their country. As at yesterday by 10.00am, it was reported that a group of South African students killed 5 Congolese, 10 Nigerians, 5 Gabonese and 10 Somalis in Johannesburg. This action is very unfortunate, barbaric and absurd and therefore should be condemn in its entirety. South African are very ungrateful human beings for embarking on killing innocent citizens of other countries especially Nigerians which they hate with passion for no just cause. South African government has been antagonizing Nigeria for a long time now especially on issue of permanent membership of the United Nations. They forget so soon the sacrifices that Nigeria made in rescue their country and return it to democracy du...

Yesterday, over 50,000 people trouped into the street of Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State in celebration of the victory of the governor-elect, Mr. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel. The celebration which was tagged "VICTORY MARCH" witnessed the largest turn-out to such an in event in recent time in the country. The march was led by Senator-elect in Uyo Senatorial District, Mr. Bassey Albert Akpan aka OBA, Pastor Ibanga Etang who is the Chairman of Esit Eket Local Government Area, Mr. Aniekan Umanah, the Honourable Commissioner for Information and Communications, Engr. Etido Inyang, Special Adviser to the Governor of Technical Matters, Prince Enobong Uwah, Honourable Commissioner for Environment, Barr. Emmanuel Enoidem, Honourable Commissioner for Special Duties and other distinguished sons and daughters of Akwa Ibom State. The march was joined by His Excellency, Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio, Governor-Elect, Mr. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, Wife of the Governor of Akwa Ibom S...

April 13, 2015 Press Release EAGLE BUILDERS FOUNDATION LAUNCHES EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN NIGERIA A non-governmental organization, Eagle Builders Foundation that champion the cause of youth capacity development, women empowerment, child development, entrepreneurship and education in Nigeria will launch two educational programs in response to global advocacy on Education for All. The two educational projects is targeting at over 10 million Nigeria children who are roaming the street and do not have the basic education from primary to at least junior secondary level. The projects Nigeria Education First Initiative (NEFI) and Girls Next Generation (GNG) are advocacy campaign geared toward ensuring that the 10.5 million out-of-school children are enrolled back to the classroom. NEFI is a national advocacy campaign to mobilize thousands of Education First Marshals, CSOs, NGOs, CBOs, policy makers, youth leaders, human right lawyers, activists and the media across the co...

Muhammadu Buhari won an upset victory over Nigeria president Goodluck Jonathan this week using a catchphrase that’s familiar to anyone who’s paid attention to American politics over the past eight years: “change.” Buhari leveraged the same slogan used to much success by Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign to unseat Jonathan and his ruling People’s Democratic Party, which has had its candidates occupy the presidency since Nigeria returned to democracy in 1999. The change Buhari promised was an end to the Boko Haram insurgency that has killed thousands of Nigerians and forced over a million to flee. He campaigned on a reputation as an anti-corruption crusader, and made populist pledges such as stipends for poor people and health care for all. Jonathan campaigned on the motto of continuity for his “Transformation Agenda,” saying the growth Nigeria enjoyed during his first elected term — during which the country recalculated its GDP to become the largest economy in Africa — would co...

Dear Reader, Tuesday, 31 January, 2015, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria reportedly invited General Muhammadu Buhari to the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock in Abuja, to congratulate him on his victory over Jonathan in the just concluded and much anticipated presidential elections. For the first time in recent history of the country, the nation had 'been allowed' to vote with our hearts - thanks to President Jonathan and Prof Attahiru Jega, INEC Chairman and unsung hero - and the voting process had no 'systemic' rigging as well as had strong indications of citizen monitoring. My humble self and many other ordinary Nigerians, some without permanent voter's cards (PVCs) turned up at nearby voting centers and assisted INEC officials to ensure a smooth process. This is not to say that the electoral process was free of hitches. I personally faced tremendous challenges while trying to collect my PVC and I trekked a few...

  DR. IME UMANAH CHIEF GODSWILL AKPABIO, CON BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE: AN OPEN LETTER TO CHIEF SIR (DR.) GODSWILL OBOT AKPABIO, CON By Dr. Ime Umanah Your Excellency, one of the cherished liberties which I enjoy as an elder statesman in Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria under our democratic dispensation, is the liberty to say the truth and nothing but the truth and say my mind no matter whose ox is gored. History will be kind to me that I have never relented in doing this as regards your eight years of terror and deceit in Akwa Ibom State. In the course of your years of mismanagement of Akwa Ibom State which some of us worked hard to get created, I had written you several open letters. In some of them I called for a change of style in your mismanagement of the resources of our State. So, for you it has been a war against Akwa Ibom people. I will dwell on this but before then, let me first review the recent changes in Nigeria and your singular acts that m...