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September 11, 2024 We Can Farm!!!
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We Can Farm!!!

“a story of environmental ruins in Akwa Ibom’s coastal city of Ibeno“.

‘We can Farm’, tells a story of community members from Akwa Ibom’s oil rich location, Ibeno, one of the coastal areas in Nigeria’s southern state, where environmental ruins have now made Agriculture a daunting and less productive task.

The defiant residents of Iwuo Okpom village in Mkpanak, expect better yields from crops they go all out to plant, but decry how oil and gas exploration in the area has tampered with their environment.

The activities they highlighted also affect the aquatic life, disrupting fish farming, which is the area’s comparative advantage.

Data shows the environmental issues in Ibeno is intense. According to 10year period statistics (2012 – 2022), the Nigerian Gas flare Tracker shows that Ibeno is mostly hit with the highest volume of Gas flared in Akwa Ibom, ( 45.3million Standard cubic feet, out of 47.2million Standard Cubic Feet flared in the state ) follwed by Esit Eket Local Government Area recording 1.9million Standard Cubic Feet of flared gas.

The documentary produced by Inspiration FM’s Senior Correspondent; Imaobong Dem, to spotlight environmental issues coastal communities have to deal with, as a result of activities by oil exploration companies and the climate change reality, identifies these issues and more.

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September 11, 2024 Governor Umo Eno Doles Out Handsome Rewards to Akwa Ibom Youths
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Governor Umo Eno Doles Out Handsome Rewards to Akwa Ibom Youths

Governor Umo Eno has presented a new charter of empowerment for one hundred thousand (100,000) youths across the 31 Local Government Areas of the State, beginning in October 2024.
Governor Eno presented the audacious plan at a youth appreciation and engagement rally held at the Uyo Township Stadium to express his administration’s gratitude to the youths for their non-participation in the recent #Endbadgovernance protest.
He directed the Ministry of Labour and Manpower Development and the office of the Senior Special Assistant on ICT to create a database for youth employment, through which names, based on required qualifications, will be harvested for employment both by the State government, investors, and other organizations operating in the State.
The Governor explained that 60,000 youths (5,000 monthly) will be selected from the database for a one-off business support scheme of ₦50,000 each within 12 calendar months.
In addition, Governor Eno, who is a seasoned entrepreneur, stated that 10,000 youths will be supported through the ARISE Entrepreneurial Scheme, an empowerment initiative for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) based on needs assessment.
Similarly, he announced that 3,000 youths will be employed (100 per LGA, excluding Uyo LGA) through the Ibom Community Watch to provide crowd control and complementary intelligence gathering at the grassroots, in addition to the 550 youths already engaged from Uyo LGA.
According to him, other aspects of the scheme include paid training at the DAKKADA Skills Acquisition Center (DASAC) for 1,000 participants across 31 LGAs, with a monthly transport allowance of ₦20,000 per person throughout the training duration.
Increased bursary for students in public tertiary institutions from ₦10,000 to ₦20,000 for undergraduates and from ₦10,000 to ₦30,000 for professional students (Law, Medicine, Engineering, Agriculture) for 20,000 students in the 2024/2025 academic session.
Furthermore, there will be an educational grant for 1,000 public tertiary institution students living with disabilities at ₦250,000 for undergraduates and ₦300,000 for professional and postgraduate students.
While 2,000 youths will benefit from the Entrepreneurial Accelerator Programme (EAP) organized by IBOM-LED with a ₦500,000 grant and ₦250,000 start-up capital, and 3,000 youths will receive support in agribusiness.
Expressing delight over the recent promotion of the State’s female team, Ibom Angels, from the second division to division one of the Nigeria Women Football League, Governor Eno announced his administration’s donation of ₦20 million and a coaster bus to the team.
He also reaffirmed his plans to unbundle the State Ministry of Youths and Sports Development, maintaining that his administration will create a separate Ministry for Youth Development in the next dispensation of the State Executive Council, to be headed by a Commissioner not older than 45 years.
He thanked the security agencies for their cooperation and support in ensuring peace in the State at all times, as he condoled with the Nigeria Police over the demise of the Commissioner in charge of the Akwa Ibom State Command, CP Waheed Ayilara.
Appreciating the youths, the Governor said, “We are here to say thank you to all the Akwa Ibom youths. In all your different groups, thank you so much for showing good followership.
“Most times, we talk about leadership in our country, but we do not take time to look at followership. I believe that when we have good followers, we will have good leadership.
“Today, we are inspired by your followership, your obedience, and your love from every local government in Akwa Ibom, from every group and every campus. We are inspired by your love and support, which has ensured we have one Akwa Ibom State.
“We are inspired by the fact that you listened to our plea not to join the protest, not because we don’t believe in protest or are unaware of what is going on in the country, but because we know that there are people always on standby to hijack even the most peaceful protest to destroy and vent their anger on government facilities.
“Our leaders have worked so hard in the past 37 years of the creation of our dear state to put this infrastructure in place, but you know that one minute of anger could destroy all the hard work. Just like our past national anthem said, ‘the labours of our heroes past must never be in vain.’ So we thank you,” he added.
Setting the tone for the event, the Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Sir Monday Uko, recalled the protest, the non-involvement of Akwa Ibom youths, and the Governor’s promise to celebrate them. He described the event as an affirmation of Governor Umo Eno’s integrity as a promise keeper.
Also speaking at the event, a former President of the Student Union at the University of Uyo and former Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Onofiok Luke, emphasized the importance of the rally within the context of incarcerations, lives lost, and properties destroyed during the #EndSARS protest.
He noted that Akwa Ibom youths were saved from such troubles by heeding the Governor’s plea not to partake in it, and thus, he described the event as a worthy celebration.
Other stakeholders in youth affairs who also thanked the Governor and reassured him of the youths’ commitment to good followership were: Chairman, House Committee on Youths, Sports and Security, Hon. Uwemedimoh Asuquo, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Youth Mobilization, Comrade Iniobong Akpan, SSA Grassroots Mobilization, Mr. Aniefiok Iwaudofia, SSA on Female Youths, Comrade Esther Nta, SA Youths for Etinan Federal Constituency, Comrade Udeme Ubom, PDP Chairmanship candidates in the forthcoming Local Government elections, representatives of Civil Society Organizations, student leaders, representatives of Ibom-LED beneficiaries, and the non-indigenous community, Ibom Community Watch, among others.

September 5, 2024 States Ravaged by Floods to Receive N3bn from Federal Government to Cushion Adverse Effects
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States Ravaged by Floods to Receive N3bn from Federal Government to Cushion Adverse Effects

States affected by the recent flood disasters across the country have received the sum of 3 billion naira from the Federal Government to cushion the effects of the sufferings of their citizens.

This was disclosed at the National Economic Council Meeting held at the State House in Abuja. The meeting chaired by Vice President KASHIM SHETTIMA was attended by governors and deputy governors from across the country and some Ministers.

Briefing State House Correspondents shortly after the meeting, Governor BALA MOHAMMED of Bauchi State explained that the money was meant to provide immediate relief to the victims of the disaster in the form of food and temporary shelter, especially those displaced from their homes.

Meanwhile, the National Economic Council has directed that an inventory be carried out to ascertain the level of damage by the flood.

September 4, 2024 BREAKING: Governor Umo Eno Approves Additional N6.43 Billion for Payment of Entitlements in Akwa Ibom
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BREAKING: Governor Umo Eno Approves Additional N6.43 Billion for Payment of Entitlements in Akwa Ibom

In his assured and determined desire to fulfill his campaign promise to regularly set aside substantial amount of funds for the payment of gratuities and other entitlements for retired workers in the state, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has again, approved the release of the sum of N6,432,924,257. 62 for the above purpose.

A breakdown of the payment is as follows: N1,000,000,000 as payment of gratuities for retired primary school teachers (SUBEB); N500, 000, 000 for the payment of gratuities of retired local government workers, N2,220,524,257.62 being the payment of gratuities, pension arrears, and enbloc for state retired Civil Service workers, N597,400,000.00, for the 2014 leave grant for local government workers and N2,115,000.000.00 representing the payment for leave grant for workers in the State Civil Service, bringing the total amount of funds released by Governor Eno in the months of July and August respectively to N6, 432,924, 257.62

The release of the above amount brings to over twenty eight billion Naira, that Governor Umo Eno has so far disbursed for the payments of gratuities and other entitlements since he assumed office a little over one year ago.

The Governor has always said that, with the rich infrastructural amenities previous administrations had provided, of which he is determined to maintain and expand as outlined in the Arise Agenda, the focus now should be to grow the people, improve their material wellbeing and accelerate developments in the rural areas.

His passionate dedication to the welfare of the most vulnerable and the neediest in the society has seen him construct, and hand over 36 fully -furnished and fitted 2- bedroom bungalows under the Arise Compassionate Homes Initiative to the poorest and the most vulnerable so far, with 164 currently under construction.

He plans to hand over 200 of those units in his second year and 400 by the end of his first term.

Already 150 units out of the 236 units at the Grace Homes Estate, are to be given out to civil servants from grades level 1-8, free of charge through a raffle draw selection process.

Through the Arise Elderly Care Initiatives, N50,000 is given out monthly to 600 elders throughout the 368 wards in the state. Bursaries to students in public tertiary institutions are being paid, alongside grants for students with disabilities. WAEC fees for all students continue to be paid and the State’s pass rate ratio has increased exponentially.

The Governor, through the Bulk Purchase Agency, is distributing staple food items directly to the most vulnerable in the State and also remains deeply grateful for the palliatives so far given to the people of the state by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR.

Apart from the above humanitarian interventions, Governor Eno, is also undertaking audacious capital projects such as the completion of road infrastructure inherited from previous administrations and the ongoing construction of numerous other road projects he has initiated throughout the state, the flood control tunnel on Atiku Abubakar Way which he started and was commissioned last May, the audacious Arise Park which is a miracle to behold given the fact that the location was previously a desolate and erosion- ravaged ravine, the plan to acquire two brand new CRJ-900 series Bombadier jets to expand the fleet and routes for Ibom Air, to be purchased outright; these add to the planned 19- Storey Ibom Towers in Lagos and the 3- Star Ibom Hotel in Abuja among others.

There is no doubt that Governor Eno, is utilizing the resources of the State to touch lives as reflected in his regular payment of gratuities and to expand infrastructural amenities in the State. Akwa Ibom indeed is Rising, continuously!

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