Gov Emmanuel appoints new aides

Gov. Udom Emmnauel

By UbongAbasi Okon

A former chairman of Uyo Local Government Area, Mfon Ben is among the people who recently got appointment as aide to Akwa Ibom governor, Udom Emmanuel.

Gov Emmanuel appoints news MD for Ibom Airport Development Company

Mr Uwem Ekanem

By UbongAbasi Okon

The Akwa Ibom governor, Udom Emmanuel has appointed a new managing director for the Ibom Airport Development Company Ltd.

Gov Emmanuel appoints Uwah chairman Uyo Capital City Dev Authority

Governor Udom Emmanuel has appointed Hon. Enobong Uwah as Chairman, Uyo Capital City Development Authority (UCCDA).

Uniuyo gets new Vice Chancellor

Prof. Enefiok Essien has been appointed the new Vice Chancellor of University of Uyo (Uniuyo), according to a statement issued by the university and signed by the Registrar, Mrs Edak Umondak.

Fuss over Buhari's appointment: “I don't care if A'Ibom governor is a Muslim,” says A'Ibom man

By Nse Peter
An Akwa Ibom man resident in Louisiana, United States of America has expressed his indifference about where Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari picks members of his team from, as long as they perform their duty.

Umana hails Buhari on Enang’s appointment – Punch newspaper

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the April 11 governorship poll in Akwa Ibom State, Umana Umana, has hailed the appointment of Ita Enang as Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters.

Buhari Appoints Ita Enang Special Assistant On National Assembly Matters

Senator Ita Enang

By Nse Peter

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ita Enang as his Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters, according to a statement released, Thurday, by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina.

Mrs. Meflyn William appointed Gov Udom Emmanuel’s S.A on New Media

Mrs. William will be directing Akwa Ibom government communication and other engagements on Facebook, Twitter, etc. She has already adjusted her Facebook profile to reflect her new appointment.

Buhari seeks Senate approval for 15 Special Advisers

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to approve the appointment of 15 Special Advisers for him.The names of the Advisers were not included in letter from the President read by Senate President, David Mark, today, Tuesday, June 2, 2015.

Udom Emmanuel appoints Akpabio’s chief of staff, Etekamba Umoren, as SSG

Udom Emmanuel

By Nse Peter

A press release from Mr. Ekerete Udoh who has just been appointed senior special assistant on media to Governor Udom Emmanuel, said the appointment takes immediate effect.
Umoren, a graduate of University of Benin and a knight of John Wesley, was chief of staff to the immediate past governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio. He had retired as a permanent secretary, Government House, Uyo, before Akpabio appointed him as chief of staff. He is from Obot Akara Local Government Area.

Governor Akpabio appoints 10 new permanent secretaries

Governor Godswill Akpabio

Governor Godswill Akpabio has tasked Akwa Ibom Civil Service Commission to evenly recruit officers into the civil service to avoid overloading some local government areas with staff to facilitate in the appointment of new permanent secretaries.

Chief Akpabio who stated this Wednesday after swearing into office 10 new permanent secretaries at the new Governor's Office, Uyo, decried a situation where some local government areas in the state could have more than 10 qualified persons to be appointed as permanent secretaries, others do not have even one qualified person.

''We had a problem in some local government areas because we could not find person in the civil service at the rank of a Director to be appointed as a permanent secretary. So, we had to go to State Secondary Education Board, Local Government Service Commission and the State Universal Education Board to look for very senior staff to appoint into the position to ensure fairness, justice and equity'', he explained.

Don Etiebet Heads UNIJOS Governing Council

Don Etiebet

The former minister of petroleum, Atuekong Don Etiebet has been appointed the chairman, University of Jos (UNIJOS) Governing Council.

The appointment, approved by President Goodluck Jonathan, was announced on Wednesday, April, 3, 2013 by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Ayim Pius Ayim.

Other members of the UNIJOS Governing Council are: Hon. Tunde Akogan Anthony, Alhaji Adamu Janfala and Mrs. Uju Ukoka.

It could be recalled that the federal government had earlier appointed Senator Effiong Bob, also from Akwa Ibom State, as the chairman, University of Benin Governing Council.