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October 12, 2021 Senate Makes U-Turn, Okays Electronic Transmission of Results by INEC
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Senate Makes U-Turn, Okays Electronic Transmission of Results by INEC

The senate has reconsidered the electoral act amendment bill and has empowered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to determine the best mode of transmitting election results after months of bashings from the public over the initial resolution against electronic transmission of election results by the electoral umpire INEC.

The Senate had in July during consideration of report on 2010 Electoral Act (Amendment ) Bill 2021 submitted by its Committee on INEC, amended clause 52(3) as recommended.

While the clause as presented by the committee in the report, said INEC can transmit election results electronically where and when practicable, the Senate passed the amended version which said, “INEC can transmit election results electronically subject to confirmation of Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) of adequacy and security of National Network .

The House of Representatives at the time, adopted the clause as originally recommended by committees of both Chambers on INEC.

Consequently since, the Senate has been in the eye of the storm which made it rescind its decision by listing its intension to rescind the decision on the Order Paper during Tuesday plenary .

October 12, 2021 Goodluck Jonathan in Akwa Ibom to Commission Ikot Ekpene General Hospital
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Goodluck Jonathan in Akwa Ibom to Commission Ikot Ekpene General Hospital

Governor Udom Emmanuel will today unveil his remodeled and re-equipped General Hospital Ikot Ekpene to the public.
The program is part of his deliberate efforts at ensuring that secondary healthcare centers across the ten federal constituencies of the state are given a facelift, and also afford Akwa Ibom people easier access to affordable and qualitative healthcare facilities.
Ikot Ekpene is the ninth General Hospital that the Governor has rebuilt, furnished and upgraded since assumption of office.
The project comprises reconstructed maternity, pediatric and general wards, physiotherapy units, two new theatres.
It also has a remodeled out-patient department, pharmacy departments as well as the newly built storey building administrative block.
Governor Emmanuel had three weeks ago, announced that more containers of medical equipment are arriving the state in batches as he makes good his plans to completely turnaround the health sector in the state.


Former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, who is in the state to attend the 2021 Annual National Physicians’ Week celebration of the Nigeria Medical Association, shall be the special guest on the occasion.
Members of the public are invited to be part of the ceremony in Ikot Ekpene by 10am today.

Last week, Governor Emmanuel had led the Senate President to inaugurate the 25kilometer Uyo-Ikot Ekpene dual carriage road executed by his administration, after being inherited at 20 percent completion.

October 7, 2021 Akwa ibom State Government Distributes Relief Materials to Farmers Affected by 2020 Floods, Partners NEMA to Mitigate Future Occurence
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Akwa ibom State Government Distributes Relief Materials to Farmers Affected by 2020 Floods, Partners NEMA to Mitigate Future Occurence

The Akwa Ibom State Government (AKSG) has partnered the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the control of flood and its effects on farmlands in the State.

The partnership was demonstrated through the distribution of relief materials to farmers affected by the 2020 flood in the State at the State Secretariat field in Uyo, The Akwa ibom state Capital.

The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Glory Edet noted that the exercise was to cushion the effect of the flood which affected farmers in some parts of the state in 2020, and to help them find their feet after being grossly affected.

“This is the Governor’s way of consoling the affected farmers and encouraging them to go back to work”, she said, while commending Governor Emmanuel for having the interests of farmers at heart.
“It is only in Akwa Ibom state that Government distributes inputs, interest-free loans and other support packages to all categories of farmers. He has given agriculture a pride of place in the scheme of things , and has positively touched the lives of all categories of farmers across the state. God bless him”, she prayed.

Acknowledging the role of NEMA in the exercise, Dr. Edet observed that the distribution would not have been successful without the Agency’s resolve to support the farmers.
While charging recipients of the relief materials to use them in improving their productivity, the Commissioner warned them not to sell out the materials, adding that such would be an act of ungratefulness and self-cheat.

In his remarks, the Director General of NEMA, represented by Dr. Obot commended the State government for being among the few states with landmark achievements in agriculture. He also lauded the Agric Commissioner for her efficiency in managing the affairs of farmers in the State.

Goodwill Messages were received from the President, Iban Utoiwang Akwa Ibom, Obonganwan Magdalene Udom; A representative of SEMA, Mr. Uduak Obonukut; President, Female Farmers, Mrs. Margaret Nya; AFAN Coordinator, Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District, Pastor Sunday Amos; Mr. Damian Egwu, State Supervisor, NEMA and others.
Inputs distributed included: knapsack sprayers, growth enhancers, pesticides, water pump, fertilizers, maize seeds, rice seeds, and herbicides.

The exercise which has gone round the three senatorial districts of the state was first carried out in Eket senatorial district on Thursday, 30th September; Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District, on Saturday, October 2nd; and Uyo Senatorial District on Monday, October 4.

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