The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the amended 2020 budget from initial N597.7 billion to N366 billion to meet with the economic challenges arising from Coronavirus pandemic
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It gave the committee 48 hours to submit its report for consideration.
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the Akwa Ibom Assembly crisis to ensure continuous peace in the state.
The budget is higher than the 2017 figure of N485.79 billion, with N165.71 billion
The confirmation followed the consideration and adoption of the report of House Committee on Judiciary, Justice, Human Rights and Public Petitions
The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly died at its infancy, precisely on November 17, 1993, along other democratic institutions in Nigeria, following the seizure of power by Sani Abacha; it was ironic in that Abacha, as Secretary of Defence then, was the man whom former military President Ibrahim Babangida, ostensibly retained to defend Ernest Shonekan-led interim government from invasion of soldiers, Nigeria’s age-long antagonists of democracy, after Babangida was forced by galvanized forces in the Nigerian civil society to step aside after annulling June 12 1993 presidential election won by his civilian ally and business mogul, Moshood Abiola.
But age, as it is often said, counts more in numbers than other values. And so, the 39-year old lawyer was bestowed with award by the Akwa Ibom State Government during a week-long lavish ceremonies marking 30th anniversary of the creation of the state
Leading the defectors to the PDP, the APC Chairman in the council area, Aniefiok Ekah, said they had endured severe hunger in APC and could therefore no longer continue to tolerate such
This was sequel to Governor Udom Emmanuel’s letter sent to the House and read at plenary on Thursday
The motion was moved by the House Leader, Udo Akpan, and seconded by the Chief Whip, Emmanuel Ekpenyong
The resolution followed the acceptance of a request by the governor for the 31 local government areas in the state
‘Together let us step out in faith and rewrite the Akwa Ibom story knowing full well that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. The Akwa Abasi Ibom people have decided to ‘dakkada’ and it is with this new spirit, that our march to greatness will be shaped and defined in the new conversations and narratives about our state’