Former A' Ibom Deputy Governor, Chris Ekpenyong Hits Akpabio, Says Akwa Ibom People Are Hungry

Obong Chris Ekpenyong

Chris Ekpenyong, the former deputy governor of Akwa Ibom State, has asked the current administration of Governor Godswill Akpabio to urgently address the issue of capital flight and the increasing level of poverty and hunger in the state.

In an interview that could be viewed as being highly critical of the administration of Governor Godswill Akpabio, Obong Chris Ekpenyong said: “I am not attacking the government, but I am saying they have to review their policies; the policies should have human face. The policies should touch on the lives of Akwa Ibom people.”

Kenyan trio in 'wife-sharing' deal

 

Sylvester Mwendwa said he would pay the bride price

Two Kenyan men have signed an agreement to "marry" the same woman.

The woman had been having affairs with both men for more than four years and apparently refused to choose between them.
The agreement sets out a rota for Sylvester Mwendwa and Elijah Kimani to stay in her house and states they will both help raise any children she bears.
Mr Mwendwa told the BBC he loved the woman and said the contract would "set boundaries" and "keep the peace".

Akpabio’s 2015 senate ambition in jeopardy, as senators move against the governor

Chief Godswill Akpabio

This story, culled from a weekly tabloid in Uyo, Community Pulse indicates that both the National Assembly and the Presidency may not be in favour of Gov. Akpabio’s senate ambition. Read more, after the cut….

Gone to be with the Lord! But what runs through your mind when your Facebook friend passes on?

Late Amicable-Jane Afahaeme

We just stumbled on this sad news on Facebook about the death of Amicable-Jane Afahaeme. She was from Oron, but she lived in Uyo the Akwa Ibom State capital. She was just 25 years old, according to the birthday information on her Facebook page.

2015: Oro Governorship Aspiration Divides Eket Senatorial District

“I very much doubt their sincerity…. I find it very difficult to ‘see’ or be persuaded to ‘believe’ that the current cream of political leaders of Ekid would sincerely support Oro to pick the 2015 governorship ticket.”

-          Mr. Ita Awak, from Oro, former commissioner for information.

“The argument that it is Oro's turn to produce the Governor in 2015 is puerile and not feasible. I am saying that it would serve Oro interest better if they showed greater commitment in their conducts and comments to respecting the Ibibio majority and dialoguing with them for more inclusiveness for Oro people rather than the current grandstanding and empty bragadacio”

-          Nsima Akpan, former chairman, Onna Local Government Council

 

 

 

Chief Ndueso Essien.....  Can they be trusted to support Oro governorship ambition in 2015

 

By Udeme Akpanta

The Oro ethnic group in Akwa Ibom State is convinced that they are the right people to produce the next governor of the state in 2015, and they have stepped up their political campaign to that effect through online, conventional media, and bulk sms. But that seems not to have gone down well with others, especially the Ibibio and Ekid, in the Eket Senatorial District.

2015: Umana assures supporters he will contest for governorship

Umana Okon Umana

Last weekend, after a week of political upheavals in the state which saw the ouster of former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Umana Okon Umana from office, he has assured his supporters that no amount of blackmail will stop him from contesting the 2015 Governorship election.

U.S: Jesse Jackson Jr jailed for stealing campaign funds

Jesse Jackson with wife, Sandra

Jesse L Jackson Jr, the namesake of the famed civil rights leader and once-promising Illinois congressman, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign money to fund an extravagant lifestyle.

In an emotional hearing in federal court, Jackson said he failed to separate his personal life from his political activities and “could not have been more wrong.”