The Independent National Electoral Commission in Akwa Ibom State said it plans to use 19,028 ad hoc staff for the conduct of the presidential and National Assembly elections in the state.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has denied insinuations that he asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to stop the probe of a former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, after the latter joined the All Progressives Congress last year, The PUNCH is reporting.
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has doled out N62 million as Christmas package to youths and women across the 31 Local Government Areas of the state.
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has lauded the people of Akwa Ibom State for trooping out in large numbers to witness last Friday’s official flag off of the presidential campaign of All Progressives Congress for the 2019 general elections.
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader, All Progressives Congress, has urged Nigerians to re-elect President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term in 2019 to foster continuity, hope and development.
Ini Okopido, the Akwa Ibom State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, has assured that the state would be the first opposition state to be captured by the party in the 2019 elections.
President Muhammadu Buhari says he has delivered on his campaign promises in spite of doubts by the opposition.
The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organization has accuse the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress of secretly drawing over N478 million from the coffers of the Niger Delta Development Commission to rent a crowd and offset bills in President Muhammadu Buhari’s expensive re-election campaign rally held on Friday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday (today) launch the 2019 Presidential Campaign of the All Progressives Congress at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
The All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State has promised that the launching of the South South zonal campaign rally of its presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, will be hitch-free
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has called on residents to remain peaceful and continue to support his government in 2019.
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday flag off his campaign for a second term bid in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State.
The DPR Head of Operations in Eket, Olusegun Dabor, disclosed this when the department carried out routine inspection of fuel stations in Uyo and its environs on Thursday, saying the fuel stations concerned were sealed from December till date.
Emmanuel while inaugurating the factory on Saturday said that it was the first rice mill in the state.
The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State for the 2019 election, Obong Nsima Ekere, has promised to copy and domesticate in the state all Federal Government social intervention programmes, if elected next year.
The Akwa Ibom Police Command says it has deployed no fewer than 2,000 personnel to strategic locations across the state to ensure a hitch-free Christmas celebration.
About 20,000 members of the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party.
Amid the growing political tension in Akwa Ibom State arising from the lingering battle between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party and the main opposition party, All Progressives Congress, Governor Udom Emmanuel and the PDP have stepped up moves to strengthen their support base and galvanize their people with the ongoing peace-building process in the party.
Akpan made this known at a news conference in Uyo in reaction to an alleged deduction of N1,300 from the salary of each worker in the state to fund government’s events.
Nigeria’s Moses Peter beat 61 other players to win the African Scrabble Championship, in Kiriyanga, Kenya and a cash prize of 350,000 Kenyan Schillings.