Udom’s Maintain Peace Movement and 2023 Challenges—by Ufok Ibekwe The next General Election in the country is scheduled to commence on 18th February 2023 according INEC timetable released sometime in April this year. That is barely 18 months from now. Before then, there will be other pre-election buildup activities, such as holding of congresses and […] More
Inoyo’s New Renaissance Message and the Scramblers As the 2023 general elections draw closer, PDP gubernatorial aspirants in Akwa Ibom have started intensive mobilization by consulting widely to facilitate their chances of clenching victory at the primaries and eventually emerging as the flag bearer of the party in the State. Various groups and structures are […] More
2023: Between Inoyo ,Akan Udofia in A’Ibom Gov’ship Race (1) By Ufok Ibekwe The Akwa Ibom gubernatorial race for 2023 is gradually heating and shaping up into a two-horse race. Most of the aspirants have switched into battle moods. From the long list of over ten aspirants, Udom Inoyo and Akan Udofia for now are […] More
Nigeria in tangled web of insecurity——by Ufok Ibekwe The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing—Edmund Burke Nigeria is currently caught in a tangled web of frightening security challenges. Like an evil spider web that signifies a bad omen and possible birth of a horrifying event, the […] More
IBOM 2023: The Big Task Before Akwa Ibom PDP Chairman —by Ufok Ibekwe “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. ” – Nelson Mandela Only few politicians in Akwa Ibom have the capacity to be calm, collected, intelligent, focused and yet successful like the newly elected PDP […] More
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Udom Emmanuel the Great Governor Mr Udom Emmanuel is a great governor and perhaps next to Obong Victor Attah since 1999. This is my subjective judgement and my reasons are germane. Greatness can not be accorded in a vacuum. It must be earned, and such footprints of greatness left on the sands of […] More
How Inoyo Shaped My Career In ExxonMobil – Retired Mobil Staffer In this interview with StraightNews, Dr George Akpan, a former university teacher, who retired recently in Mobil Producing Nigeria, shared his views on Governor Udom Emmanuel’s thoughts on qualities expected from his would-be successor as well as his career in Exxon Mobil. Excerpts: Governor […] More
GOVERNOR UDOM UNVEILS HIS SUCCESSOR —by Ufok Ibekwe “A leader’s lasting value is measured by succession. A leader is the one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. A leader who produces other leaders multiplies his influence”—John C. Maxwell The lingering question on who will succeed Governor Udom in 2023 is […] More
