Opinion: Akwa Ibom State Government vs Local Press: War is coming, By Edidiong Godwin

By Edidiong Godwin

"War is mainly a catalogue of blunders." –Winston Churchill

If Jesus tarries and barring any divine intervention, then the fierce rivalry between the Akwa Ibom state government and the local Press, will someday become a global concern. Whether we like it or we don't, a revolution is coming our way. A seed of discord was planted and as long as the soil remains fertile, the seed will germinate and bear fruits. May be we should take some moments to reminisce old times; was the relationship between the state government and the local Press this bad under former Governor Attah and in the early days of former Governor Akpabio? The answer is absolute No.

Opinion: Global Concord and the 'Akata' Journalism, By Edidiong Godwin

By Edidiong Godwin

“Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.” – Thomas Jefferson

First things first, let me say that the dream of someday becoming a state governor occasionally deprives me of sleep. If I eventually live that life, I expect so many Global Concords to grace the newsstands in my state. You know why? Because I have a perfect plan, which is, not to have a certain Aniekan Umanah or anyone in his mould as my commissioner for Information.

Breaking News: How A’Ibom governor tried to stop Planet FM interview with Ita Enang

By Nse Peter

Akwa Ibom State governor, Udom Emmanuel allegedly tried to stop Planet 101.1 FM, Uyo, from airing its live interview with President Buhari’s Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters, Ita Enang, Think Akwa Ibom! have been informed.

Information commissioner’s younger brother, Uwem Umanah loses 7-year old son

Uwem Umanah

By Nse Peter

A controversial media consultant in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Uwem Umanah has lost his first son to the cold hand of death.

The little boy, Master Emmanuel Uwem Umanah, according to family sources, died in their family home, Tuesday, in Mbiabong, Uyo. He was seven years old.

A to Z TV producer quits Udom campaign, joins APC

Mr. Aniekan Udosen

The producer of A to Z TV programme in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Aniekan Udosen has quit Udom Emmanuel Governorship Campaign Council where he was a member of the publicity sub-committee.

Mr. Aniekan Udosen said he was leaving Udom Campaign Council to “join the new PDP in APC in the interest of Akwa Ibom people”.

7 Signs that Akpabio may not make it to Senate nor put a successor in office

Photo: Bishop David Oyedepo leading the prayer session at Mount Carmel on Sat. Seated (1st right) is Gov Akpabio. …. If you are among the remnants of Godswill Akpabio’s followers, you’ll definitely have a re-think after reading this piece, put together exclusively by Think Akwa Ibom!

First, it was Aniekan Umanah and family, followed by Godswill Akpabio. Now, it’s Enoidem’s turn to attack Attah

The front page of Community Pulse on Sunday.

After Akpabio’s Commissioner for Housing & Urban Renewal, Barr. Emmanuel Enoidem,  we are wondering who will be next in Akpabio’s Clan to heap insult on the former governor, Obong Victor Attah?

 

House of Reps election: Aniekan Umanah chickens out

Mr. Aniekan Umanah

By Nse Peter

The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Aniekan Umanah may have dropped his ambition to represent the people of Abak Federal Constituency, in the Federal House of Representatives, Abuja, as his name is not among the list of commissioners and other exco members who resigned their appointments on Monday to pursue their political ambitions.

Help stop Akpabio and Co from demeaning the Ibibio race – a message from Committee for Political Freedom & Responsibility (cpfr)

In case you missed the story on how Mr. Uwem Umanah, the younger brother to the Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Information, Mr. Aniekan Umanah called the former governor, Obong Victor Attah ‘senile’, please click here to read it.  For Governor Godswill Akpabio’s reference to Attah as ‘local champion’, you can read the story here.

Outrageous! Akpabio calls Attah ‘local champion’, asks youths to rebel against elders (audio attached to the story)

 

 

File photo: Gov. Godswill Akpabio

 

(N/B: scroll down to listen to the audio of Gov. Akpabio's speech at the end of the story.)

 

 



By Nse Peter

 

Governor Godswill Akpabio during an inter-denominational church service on Sunday, at Ibom Hall ground, Uyo, to mark the 27^th anniversary of the creation of Akwa Ibom State, threw modesty to the winds and outrageously asked youths in the state to rise up against political elders as the state prepares for 2015 governorship election.

Onofiok Luke disassociates self from attack on political opponent

Onofiok Luke

By Nse Peter

The representative of Nsit Ubium State Constituency in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Mr. Onofiok Luke has disassociated himself from an opinion article disparaging his political opponent, Mr. Ekokoi Solomon who is seeking to contest against Luke for the House of Assembly ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Akwa Ibom people curse Aniekan Umanah’s younger brother for calling Attah senile, commissioner yet to disassociate self from derogatory remarks

Mr. Uwem Umanah

By Nse Peter

Angry Akwa Ibom people over the weekend took to the social media to rain curses on Mr. Uwem Umanah, the younger brother of the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Aniekan Umanah for describing former governor of the state, Obong Victor Attah as senile.

The news of Uwem Umanah’s derogatory remark against Obong Victor Attah was first reported by Think Akwa Ibom! which culled the remarks from a mail he (Uwem Umanah) sent to an online discussion group called Ibom Chronicle.

In his mail, Uwem Umanah had questioned the rationale behind Ibibio people orgainising a grand reception for Attah almost 14 years after the former governor left power.

 “My problem is that they (UOU and OBA) have chosen to take advantage of Attah's age, and senile disposition,” Uwem Umanah said in the mail which he also sent to three other notable online discussion groups – TalkHard, AkwaGlobal, and NaijaObserver – hoisted on Yahoo! platform.

He went on to say, “The old man doesn’t know that these guys wanna rubbish him, by using the ‘reception’ to further their selfish political ambition! What was UOU and OBA’s relationship with Obong Attah when they were in government? Oh they have suddenly realized that the old man deserves to be celebrated, or that Ibibio should be united, because they want to occupy the hilltop mansion?”

When other commentators in the forums objected to his choice of words and persuaded him to retract his statement, Uwem Umanah stood his ground and gave his own definition of senility, thus: “In my context, senility means, ‘Weakness of the brain resulting from old age’. Having defined senility, how many elders do their brains get stronger from their 70s? While I don't expect mine to be, Attah's can't be either!”

Akwa Ibom people immediately reacted with torrent of criticisms and curses on Uwem Umanah as soon as they read about his remark.

Think Akwa Ibom! brings to you unedited reactions from some of the readers.

 

Please read more after the cut...........

Uwem Umanah, brother of Akwa Ibom Information commissioner, calls Attah senile

Uwem Umanah

By Nse Peter

Mr. Uwem Umanah, the younger brother of the Commissioner for Information in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Aniekan Umanah has derogatorily described former governor of the state, Obong Victor Attah as being ‘senile’.