However, the first time I heard and saw Udom move a crowd to frenzy, he spoke extempore. That was five years ago when he addressed Obong Attah at an event organised by Senator Effiong Bob to mark his wife’s 50th birthday; in Abuja.
Browsing: Obong Victor Attah
The Akwa Ibom Government has renamed Ibom International Airport after Obong Victor Attah, a former civilian governor, who governed the state from 1999 to 2007.
The group, led by Chief Edwin Clark, made this known when the delegation visited the Senate leadership
The meeting, presided over by the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), was attended by the Ministers of the Environment, Niger Delta Development Affairs, State for Petroleum and the Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba
“This thanksgiving is not just ordinary thanksgiving. You can see the outpouring of support for a man who has successfully restructured NDDC. Akwa Ibom people are very proud of him. Akwa Ibom people say Nsima Ekere has brought a lot of joy and hope to the people,” he said.
According to the Niger Delta leaders, the 16 points “quick wins can be achieved and can restore hope and confidence in a region that has grown skeptical of dialogue and engagements that have hardly produced tangible results”.
Attah and Etiebet had fallen out with the PDP based on disagreement with the state Governor, Barrister Godswill Akpabio
The slim-volume submission, loaded with serious issues, focused principally on devolving power from the centre to the federating units and the issue of resources
It could be recalled that Briggs in interview with newsmen said that she was not in support of maintaining the status quo on the issue of the 13 per cent derivation principle
The Co-Chairman of the Committee, Obong Victor Attah, who gave the assurance after over four hours closed door meeting before break time and two and half hours meeting after, said all the committee members have contributed their positions on the issues and the issue will be resolved on Tuesday
The Chairman of the committee, Obong Victor Attah, who disclosed this on Monday during the adoption of vote and proceedings of the committee, explained that the request was turned down by members of the committee
The IYC said that it was not yet uhuru for the issue of resource control, adding that it would continue to push for total control of resources derivable from the Niger Delta region
You could just have performed if you have the vision and sincerity. If you have the passion and commitment, you could also have also impacted on the lives of your people if you do not have ulterior motive and this has been the problem. So I am building the state from the scratch as if Akwa Ibom was born today. It wasn’t born today