Media houses in Akwa Ibom state have been urged to serve as a vehicle for the propagation of a positive lifestyle in the state. Governor Emmanuel who stated this while performing the official opening of an Abak-based radio station, Redemption FM (101.5) at Oku Abak, on Friday, also directed that Oku Abak be included as one of the beneficiaries of the World Bank solar power programme for villages in the state.
The Governor also announced the readiness of his administration to unbundle the Abak-Ika-Etim Ekpo electricity line to improve power supply for consumers in the Local Government Areas, while cautioning the people of the area to desist from vandalism on electrical installations.
In the last 45 years, Nigeria has had quite a number of policy drives such as Operation Feed the Nation(OFN), Green Revolution (GR), Agricultural Transformation Agenda(ATA), Agricultural Promotion Policy(APP) to name a few coinages in search of food sufficiency that will lead to FOOD SECURITY
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has assured the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, that his administration is strongly in support of campaigns against abuse of illicit drugs in the state and the country in general
By Chioma Onuegbu
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has assured the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, that his administration is strongly in support of campaigns against abuse of illicit drugs in the state and the country in general.
Emmanuel who spoke yesterday, during a courtesy visit on him, by the Akwa Ibom State Commander of NDLEA, Mrs. Obot Bassey, at Government House, Uyo, expressed concern that most young people get involved in crimes and vices in the society under the influence of illicit drugs.
He, therefore, urged the agency not to relent in its efforts aimed at achieving a drastic reduction in drug trafficking and other related crimes in the state.
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Governor Udim Emmanuel has expressed a conviction that Ibom Deep Seaport will open up Akwa Ibom’s economic fortunes, create employment, provide opportunities for wealth creation for the people and throw open the State as a major maritime hub in Nigeria.
The Governor made this known in his broadcast of Easter message, adding that with life-changing projects such as Sterling Petrochemical Plant in Eastern Obolo, where construction is in an advanced stage and the Federal Executive Council, (FEC) approval of the license for the commencement the construction of the long desired Ibom Deep Seaport, Akwa Ibom people were at the threshold of economic boom.