* Gov Udom Emmanuel ___________________________ Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom State, Thursday, waved off anxiety over the reported move by rival All Progressives Congress (APC) to take over the state in 2019, saying the party has no genuine agenda for Akwa Ibom people. The governor, who spoke with reporters shortly on arrival from […]
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If Akpabio brings war in 2019, Akwa Ibom people will resist it vehemently – Attah
Obong Victor Attah, is the former governor of Akwa Ibom State. He speaks on Senator Godswill Akpabio’s echo of war war in the state in 2019, the gale of defections across party lines, registration of political parties, cabals in government, among other issues. Excerpts: What is your take on the current state of the […]
Udom: I’m more interested in welfare of about 6.2 million Akwa Ibom people, not Akpabio
*Governor Udom Emmanuel ______________ Governor Udom Emmanuel in this interview speaks on the recent political developments Akwa Ibom state and his plan for people of the state as he declares his intention to seek re-election in the 2019 governorship election *You recently declared your intention to seek re-election as the governor of Akwa Ibom State […]
Breaking: Akwa Ibom APC rejects Supreme Court verdict affirming Gov Udom’s election
. Says verdict devoid of reason, logic, depth By Douglas ETIM [T]he All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State, Thursday, expressed its rejection of last week’s judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria which affirmed the election of Udom Emmanuel as duly elected governor of the state. The party, in a communiqué issued […]
I SURRENDER, Umana bows to Supreme Court verdict on Udom’s election
[G]overnorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 election in Akwa Ibom State, Umana Umana, has confirmed that he and his colleagues in athe APC fought a good fight in their quest to take over the reigns of power. Umana, in a widely publicised thank you message to his supporters and people of […]
PDP won’t surrender Akwa Ibom to opposition, Ex-council chairmen vow
[F]or Akwa Ibom State, it is a season of victory dances and re-strategizing. While supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate in the 2015 election, Umana Umana, are busy dancing to victory songs following the nullification of the election of Governor Udom Emmanuel by the Court of Appeal, the subsequent call […]