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A file photo of INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu.   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the date for the 2023 general elections in the country. INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu made the announcement on Wednesday during a one-day public hearing on the National Electoral Offences Commission (Establishment) Bill 2021, organized by the Senate Committee on INEC. According to the INEC boss, the 2023 general elections are exactly one year, nine months, two weeks and six days or 660 days from today. “By the principle established by the Commission, the 2023 General Election will hold on Saturday 18th February 2023 which is exactly one year, nine months, two weeks and six days or 660 days from today,” he said. “We hope to release the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the General Election immediately after the Anambra Governorship election scheduled to hold on 6th November 2021. “In order to do so, there should be clarity and certainty about the ...

  Senator Godswill Akpabio & Effiong Akwa The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has declared that the efforts of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to restore collaboration among stakeholders will help in fashioning a common roadmap for the development of the Niger Delta region. Senator Akpabio stated this at a three-day Strategic Capacity Building workshop/Retreat for directors of the Commission at Ibom Icon Hotels and Golf Resort in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.  He said that the retreat was a family meeting called to rub minds and to find ways to help the Commission fulfil the vision to offer a lasting solution to the socio-economic difficulties of the Niger Delta region. He observed that the theme of the retreat, namely: “Collaborating, Planning and Re-strategizing for a better Niger Region,” was very apt. Akpabio affirmed that the retreat was meant to challenge NDDC to interrogate and define, as well as prescribe a viable and formidable pat...

Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, 2023 Presidential Aspirant Ravaging insecurity, leading to loss of lives and property across the nation has been linked to injustice meted on the different tribes by the political class, since independence, the  convener of the New Nigeria Group and 2023 Presidential aspirant, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa stated this in Uyo yesterday while interacting with journalists on the key issues that has bedevilled Nigeria's advancement, despite the huge human and natural resources at it's disposal. The continued failure of Nigeria, in spite of several attempts, he noted challenged him and other like minds to begin the process of change by first sensitizing Nigerians to accept it as the only option towards redeeming the nation. Disagreeing that Nigeria's insecurity has anything to do with ethnic or religious biases, Ohuabunwa, said it is purely a reaction to  injustice on the different section of the country which agitate at one time or the other. "Nobody should colour...

Mr Frank Archibong Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs The food scarcity crisis is well known to everyone in Nigeria. Staple foods such as garri, yam, rice, beans and even vegetables such as tomato which are everyday requirements in kitchens have gone beyond the reach of the poor. In itself this suggests real difficulties for many Nigerians that are jobless or under-employed because it has become increasingly hard for people to have just one meal a day. It is pathetic that in a situation where people have lost their Jobs, businesses closed down and people don't even have jobs, cost of food could skyrocket to the dreadful levels we are currently witnessing. It should bother leaders with conscience to think about how the poor and vulnerable members of the society are able to afford three cups of garri at the rate of N200, one cup of rice for between N120 to N180, one cup of beans at N130. How much of this will large families  have to  buy to meet their need...

State Chairman, Nigeria Union of Pensioners,   Obong  Daniel Ekpo The Akwa Ibom state Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) Obong Daniel Ekpo has decried the poor living conditions of Pensioners in Akwa Ibom state Speaking with journalists recently in Uyo, he said the major reason why many Pensioners who are still lucky to be alive in the midst of the misery they are facing and some died as a result is because the state and federal governments have refused to treat them as  equally human beings living in the present day Nigeria with the existing harsh economy realities " There was a time when N600 or N800 was money and that was what somebody earned several years ago. It is inhuman to continue to pay such ridiculous amount of money to a family man who may still have to pay school fees of children, pay rent and pay for health care which is usually high for somebody that is aging. This is unfair " he lamented According to him, Pensioners in other states of the So...

The Chairman of Accord in Akwa Ibom state, Engr. Martins Inyang has broken the record of over a decade of the political party's existence in the state by establishing structures from unit to state levels in readiness for the 2023 general elections on time and establishing a befitting state Secretariat for the party. Dignitaries who attended the flag-off of the state party office along 2 lanes, Uyo described him as an  astute and focused politician who has large following at the grassroots. Flagging- off the party's Secretariat and hoisting the flag, the National Chairman of Accord, Alhaji Muhammad Lawal Nalado said he and the national executive members of the party were very proud  of Engr. Martin Inyang's commitment to excellence and making a difference in the party. " This party has been in Akwa Ibom for over a decade but I have never had the opportunity to come here and embark on this kind of important activity because previous exco of the party were not as dynamic ...

  •Warns members against fraudsters   Ahead of 2023 election, the Accord Party in Akwa Ibom State has commenced registration and revalidation of new and  old Members across the thirty one local government areas of the State. This formed the crux of the Stakeholders' meeting held at the Party State Secretariat, 82 Nsikak Edward Road (Two Lanes) Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, yesterday. Distributing the registration/revalidation forms to local government chapters, the State Chairman of the Party, Xt Amb Martins Inyang expressed readiness to showcase transparency in his leadership, and urged the chapter and ward leaders to ensure equitable distribution of the forms to all intending and old members of the Party, adding that the registration forms is free of charge. He condemned in strong terms the recent fraudulent charges in the registration forms perpetrated by suspected criminals in the State, reiterating that the process is free and the forms should not be duplicated. ...