The Foremost Apex Eket Youth Socio-Cultural
Organisation, Afigh Iwaad Ekid has endorsed the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr
Udom Emmanuel for a second term in office come 2019
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The Eket Federal Constituency Umbrella Organisation
has also conferred on him, the honour of Grand Patron, describing him as a
resourceful manager of people and wealth.
These were highpoints of a condolence/courtesy visit
on the Governor by the group at Government House, Uyo.
Led by President General, Godwin Williams, Afigh
Iwaad Ekid, the Afigh also pledged to continue supporting him after his second
term in 2023 to higher responsibilities.
The youths said they have assessed and found the Governor competent in view of his ability to seamlessly manage the affairs of the state despite the economic downturn in the country.
The youths said they have assessed and found the Governor competent in view of his ability to seamlessly manage the affairs of the state despite the economic downturn in the country.
The group condoled the Governor, Government and
people of the state on the sudden departure of Prof. Eno Blankson Ikpe,
Commissioner for Investments, Commerce and Industry.
A minute of silence was observed in memory of the
departed Prof Eno Ikpe, Commissioner for Investment, Commerce and Industry.
ObongIwaad Godwin Williams announced plans by the
Afigh to acquire land and engage in farming in Onna, Eket and Esit Eket for
large scale farming in line with the food sufficiency programme of the State
Government.
He solicited for support from the Governor to enable
the association’s plans for manpower development through skills development
centres in the Federal Constituency.
The youths lamented the absence of a tertiary
institution in Eket Federal Constituency, and solicited the development of the
Government Secondary School, Afaha Eket into a tertiary institution.
They also requested for the upgrade of four secondary
schools in the four local government into model academies
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The group reiterated the desire of their people for
the relocation of Mobil Producing Nigeria operational headquarters to Eket
Federal Constituency.
While thanking the Governor for receiving them, they
officially invited him to the 2017th Eket day celebration on December 15,
adding that the day will be used for the formal decoration of the Governor as
its Grand Patron.
The Governor who thanked the group for the visit,
said it was the first group to come and share in his grief over the loss of the
Executive Council Member.
He said Late Prof. Ikpe was taken to the best
hospitals and everything was done to save her life, but added that the mystery
of life and death can only be explained by God.
He admired the resilience and ability of the members
to get the organisation on course, and urged them to continue maintaining peace
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The Governor wondered why there was no Federal
presence in the state despite the huge contributions to the national revenue.
“We can’t be the largest producer of crude oil, and there is no office of NNPC in the state. No Federal presence in the state.”
“We can’t be the largest producer of crude oil, and there is no office of NNPC in the state. No Federal presence in the state.”
He also bemoaned the absence of a single Akwa Ibom
person in the hierarchy of the NNPC top, and the non presence of any petroleum
depot by the PPMC.
In the entourage of Afigh Iwaad Ekid was the Grand
Patron Elder Ben Udobia, the patrons, Mr Ephraim Inyang-eyen and Rt. Hon. Okpolupm Etteh, former
Presidents-General Emmanuel Mbong, Isaiah Abia, Hon. Ita Umoh Udoh
and Barr Bassey Nkanang along with other
executive members.
Ndifreke P. Akpan
(Govt. House)
(Govt. House)
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