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By Admin Youth of Eket Federal Constituency under the banner of Host Community Youth Movement today meet with the Transition Chairman of Ibeno Local Government Area, High Chief William Mkpa at the Council Secretariat. The youth numbering over 100 visit the Transition Chairman as part of their wide consultation with key stakeholders of the four LGAs of Ibeno, Eket, Esit Eket and Onna on their demand from ExxonMobil and government to develop the area. In his presentation, the Speaker of the group, Comrade Samuel Udoh intimated the Chairman on the numerous challenges confronting the area due to oil exploitation by ExxonMobil and other oil companies. Comrade Udoh listed some of the challenges to include lack of infrastructural facilities like roads, electricity, water, health care system, non employment of indigenes in the company, non implementation of MOU and Local Content Policy of Federal Government, non inclusion of local contractors in viable project execution, etc.

Smiles came to the faces of Odio people today as the Hon. Commissioner for Works in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Ephraim Inyang visit the area. The Commissioner visit was a fulfillment of the promise he made with the people of Odio during the electioneering campaign. In his welcome speech, the former Head of Service and Chairman, Civil Service Commission, Elder Sunny I. Akpadiaha thanked the Honourable Commissioner and his entourage for finding time to visit Odio people despite their busy schedule. Elder Akpadiaha called the visit historic as no government officials has ever visited the community except during the period that they canvass for votes, stating that the people of Odio voted massively for Udom Emmanuel and will continue to support him to succeed as the governor of Akwa Ibom State. In his remark, the Transition Chairman of Eket LGA and Chairman, ALGON in the state, Hon. Frank Archibong said that Odio community are good people and he will continue to visit the place as a son o

NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION   SUBMISSION OF REPORT OF THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATION PANEL (SIP) ON CLASH BETWEEN THE NIGERIA ARMY AND MEMBERS OF ISLAMIC MOVEMENT IN NIGERIA (IMN) WHICH OCCURRED FROM12-14 DECEMBER 2015 AT ZARIA, TO EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, PROF BEM ANGWE ON WED 21 ST SEPT. 2016.   PROTOCOLS   1.0 GENERAL BACKGROUND OF REPORT                There was allegation that the convoy of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) was blocked by persons alleged to be members of the IMN on his way to attend the Passing Out Parade (POP) of the 73 Regular Recruits Intake of Depot, NA, Zaria, on Saturday 12 th December 2015. The police in Zaria was invited by the Nigerian Army to assist in dispersing the crowd. It made attempts to persuade the crowd to disperse to no avail and the police retreated to fortify its police stations against attack. It was further alleged that other security agencies like the FRSC and NSCDC made futile attempts to contact the IMN leadership to disperse