Author: Kufre Etuk

The Federal Road Safety Commission ( FRSC) has decorated AKwa Ibom state Commisioner for works and Fire Service Prof Eno Ibanga as Special Marshall for the corps in the state . Performing the decoration ceremony at the office of the Works Commissioner in Uyo on Thursday, the Corp Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Commission in Abuja CM Boboye Oyeyemi said the decoration was based on the contribution of Prof Eno Ibanga to the Road Safety corps in the state. Oyeyemi who was represented by the Port Harcourt zonal commander of Road Safety Corps Owoade Jonathan commended the works Commisioner…

By Benjamin Jimmy Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Akwa Ibom State Command, has been rated high by Human Rights Group for its performance in protecting critical national infrastructure in the state and maintaining a good civil relations with members of the public. Saviour Akpan, Esq., who is the Akwa Ibom State Cluster Lead, handed down the rating during a visit to the head, Department of Private Guard Companies, PGC, of the command, Assistant Commandant E. E. Peters. https://crestnews.ng/pdp-governorship-candidate-mbah-declared-enugu-gov-elect/ Explaining the reason for his visit, Akpan told Asst. Commandant Peters that it was occasioned by the study he was…

Peter Mbah, Governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been declared Governor-elelct of Enugu state by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Mbah polled 160,895 votes slightly above his closest rivals — Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party (LP) who scored 157,552 and Uche Nnaji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 14,575 votes, amongst others. “That Mbah Peter Ndubuisi of Peoples Democratic Party, having satisfied the requirement of the law is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” declared the Returning Officer, Prof Maduebibisi Ofo-Iwe, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture…

Akwa Ibom Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC and calls for more transparency in March 18 election is very important. More than a week now since the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ended the conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly election across the country, but the dust raised by the outcome of the exercise seems unsettled. Many said this is so apparently because, views and propositions arising from the exercise have been multifarious, given the way the exercise went. While some Nigerians applaud the electoral body for the election which they think was reasonably credible, others however condemn it in the strongest…

By Benjamin Jimmy Akwa Ibom host communities for oil and gas companies, on Friday, organized a stakeholders’ engagement workshop to develop a new system for the management of the 3% derivation revenue which comes from the oil companies’ operating expenses, OPEX, to trust fund created for them. The stakeholders’ engagement also developed a communiqué which was read at the end of the workshop. Speaking at the workshop which held at e-Library, IBB Avenue, Uyo, the state chairman of host communities, hostcom, Dr. Chris Inyang, said it became necessary to bring stakeholders together to be able to understand more the Petroleum…

By Itoro Bassey When people hear that the Akwa Ibom State Government is owing arrears of pension and gratuity, the reaction is always quite predictable. They are quick to censure the government and accuse the Governor of insensitivity and neglect. What gets to their mind first is: ‘oh, the Governor has not given money for payment’. The fact is that most of the arrears pre-date Governor Udom Emmanuel. However, his administration has made the most effort to permanently address the systemic challenges that caused the pile up of arrears. One of the main causes of the huge pension arrears which…

Dr. Dorathy Thompson, Chairman Ethical and Attitudinal Reorientation Commission (EARCOM) has urged Akwa Ibom people to come out enmasse to elect leaders of their choice on Saturday 18. Speaking with newsmen at EARCOM office in Uyo, Dr. Thompson described Akwa Ibom as a peaceful state, and called on all residents to turn out to vote for candidates of their choice. “let’s us engage in our civil responsibility of choosing who to lead us, that will continue with the giant strides and progress so far made in Akwa Ibom State. The greater and better future of Akwa Ibom State is in…

Stakeholders in Akwa Ibom State have passed vote of no confidence on Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC Mr. Cyril Omoregbe. A group under the aegis of Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network, last week condemned the Akwa Ibom REC for working in isolation and refusing to grant audience to stakeholders when it was critical to do so. https://crestnews.ng/national-assembly-member-did-not-destroy-water-facilities-ekerette-umanah/ Speaking after a recent meeting, a member of the organization, Mr. Franklin Isong, said it was disrespectful of the INEC boss to behave in reckless defiance to the expectations of the public without any token of apologies. In a…

By Sampson Enyongekere I’m not one who habitually smiles as a gesture or attitude, though an intermittent smile and laughter is recommended by phycologists as contributing greatly to one’s spiritual, physical and mental health. But I was, however, consciously moved to profuse smiles upon smiles, throughout yesterday, on sighting online, a steady stream of flyers with different photographs of members of the Akwa Ibom electorates, predominantly young people, who have made a vow to vote in the March 11 Guber and State Assembly Elections for the PDP, basically because of one man. On further cerebration, l thought to myself, this…

By Abasiofiok Inyang As against the recent media report that the National Assembly member representing Abak/Etim Ekpo/Ika Federal Constituency, Hon. Aniekan Umanah destroyed the constituency water project he constructed for constituents, following the outcome of February 25 presidential and national assembly election, The Crest could authoritatively report that such destruction never take place. Our correspondent and other journalists in the State who were conducted round the water facilities located at Urua Inyang Ika, Ika Local Government Area, Edem Anwa, Afaha Obong, and Mkpokporo street, Abak community, Abak Local Government Area respectively, report that the solar powered water facilities are all…