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Members of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on tour of Akwa Ibom State project sites as part of their oversight functionsAKS Executive Governor, His Excellency, Chief (Dr.) Godswill Akpabio, CON, with AKS first female Deputy Governor, Her Honour, Lady Valerie Ebe (r), AKS First Lady Her Excellency Mrs. Unoma Akpabio (1st right), AKS Chief Judge, Justice Idongesit Ntem-Isua (2nd right), and Speaker of AKHA, Rt. Hon. Samuel Ikon (1st left)AKS First Lady Her Excellency Mrs. Unoma Akpabio (l) jubilates with newly sworn in Deputy Governor, Her Honour, Lady Valerie Ebe (r) after her swearing inAKS first female Deputy Governor, Her Honour, Lady Valerie Ebe being congratulated by AKS Executive Governor, His Excellency, Chief (Dr.) Godswill Akpabio, CONAKS first female Deputy Governor, Her Honour, Lady Valerie Ebe being sworn-in by AKS Chief Judge, Justice Idongesit Ntem-IsuaA cultural troupe in a dance to welcome the President as he drives out of the Akwa Ibom International Airport to commission projects while on a one-day official visit to Akwa Ibom on Saturday 27th October to commission key infrastructure projectsMembers of Akwa Ibom State Women League (AKIWOL) and forum of PDP Chapter Chairmen file out to receive President Jonathan as he arrives Akwa Ibom State on a one-day official visit on Saturday 27th October to commission key infrastructure projectsMembers of a brass band file out while playing melodious tunes to receive President Jonathan as he arrives Akwa Ibom State on a one-day official visit on Saturday 27th October to commission key infrastructure projectsThe Presidential jet conveying President Jonathan touches down and is opened as the people get ready to receive President Jonathan as he arrives Akwa Ibom State on a one-day official visit on Saturday 27th October to commission key infrastructure projectsThe President emerges from the Presidential jet with a wave of of hands to the people as he is received at Akwa aibom International Airport for a one-day official visit on Saturday 27th October to commission key infrastructure projects in Akwa Ibom StateThe finished GovernorOn-going construction work at the Akwa Ibom International stadium for which ground-breaking was performed by Mr. President while on a one-day official visit to Akwa Ibom on Saturday 27th October to commission key infrastructure projectsOn-going construction work at the Akwa Ibom International stadium during the ground-breaking was performed by Mr. President while on a one-day official visit to Akwa Ibom on Saturday 27th October to commission key infrastructure projectsModel of the Akwa Ibom State international stadium for which the President performed ground breaking while on a one-day official visit to Akwa Ibom on Saturday 27th October to commission key infrastructure projectsThe Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Nsima Ekere (m), the State State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Bassey Antai (l), and the Head of the State Civil Service, Mrs. Cecilia Udoessien (r), during the 2012 Annual General Meeting/Scientific Conference of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Uyo on WednesdayThe Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Nsima Ekere (second right), flanked from right by the Head of State Civil Service, Mrs. Cecilia Udoessien; the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Bassey Antai; and the State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Barr. Comfort Etuk, during the 2012 Annual General Meeting/Scientific Conference of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Uyo on WednesdayThe Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Nsima Ekere (l), receiving a copy of the Ibom Medical Journal from the State Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Etiobong Etukumana (r), during the 2012 Annual General Meeting/Scientific Conference of the association in Uyo on WednesdayThe Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Nsima Ekere (r),  flanked from his right by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Bassey Antai; the State  Commissioner for Science and Technology, Barr. Comfort Etuk; and the immediate past Commissioner for Health, Dr. Francis Udoikpong, during the 2012 Annual General Meeting/Scientific Conference of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Uyo on WednesdayThe Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Nsima Ekere (m), the State State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Bassey Antai (l), and the Head of the State Civil Service, Mrs. Cecilia Udoessien (r), during the 2012 Annual General Meeting/Scientific Conference of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Uyo on WednesdayThe Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Nsima Ekere (r), flanked from his right by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Bassey Antai; and the State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Barr. Comfort Etuk, during the 2012 Annual General Meeting/Scientific Conference of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Uyo on WednesdayAkwa Ibom State Governor, His Excellency Chief Godswill Akpabio, CON, (middle) with the legal team that defended Akwa Ibom at the Supreme Court where Cross River State had dragged the state since 2008 in a bid to claim 76 oil wells the Federal Government returned to Akwa Ibom in 2008Akwa Ibom State Governor, His Excellency Chief Godswill Akpabio, CON, with head of the the legal team that defended Akwa Ibom at the Supreme Court, Chief Bayo Ojo (SAN). Cross River State had dragged Akwa Ibom to the Supreme Court since 2008 in a bid to claim 76 oil wells the Federal Government returned to Akwa Ibom in 2008Akwa Ibom State Governor, His Excellency Chief Godswill Akpabio, CON, with wife Mrs. Unoma Akpabio and the legal team that defended Akwa Ibom at the Supreme Court where Cross River State had dragged the state since 2008 in a bid to claim 76 oil wells the Federal Government returned to Akwa Ibom in 2008L-R Senate President, Senator David Mark, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and Governor Godswill Akpabio chatting during the Opening Ceremonies of the Senate Retreat in Uyo, MondayPresident Goodluck Jonathan acknowledging cheers in Uyo during his official visit to the state, Monday. Governor Godswill Akpabio is standing to his left.L-R, wife of AKS Governor. Mrs Ekaette Unoma Akpabio, President Goodluck Jonathan, Governor Godswill Akpabio, S.A. on Co-operative, AKS. Deputy Governor Mr. Nsima Ekere, during the official commissioning of Aka-Nung Udoe: Ibesikpo Dual Carriage-way in Ibesikpo L.G.A.President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Godswill Akpabio walking down the Aka-Nung Udoe dual carriage-way after the President commissioned itA cross section of Senators at the Senate Retreat in Uyo which was declared Open by President Goodluck Jonathan in Ibom LeMeridien on MondayGovernor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State in a chat with the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alhaji Abubakar SaPresident Goodluck Jonathan in a chat with Govenror Godswill Akpabio during the opening of the Senate Retreat in Uyo, MondayL-R Senate President, Senator David Mark, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and Governor Godswill Akpabio chatting during the Opening Ceremonies of the Senate Retreat in Uyo, MondayGovernor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State (Left) presenting a souvenir to Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria during a courtesy call in Government House, UyoGovernor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom in a warm handshake with National President Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor during the opening ceremony of the CAN National Exco meetingat Ibom Hall grounds in Uyo(L-R) Mr. Nsima Ekere, Akwa Ibom Deputy Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, Governor, and Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, CAN National President, singing hymns during the opening ceremony of CAN National Exco Meeting in UyoGovernor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State and the National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor in a chat during the National Elxecutive Council Meeting of CAN in Uyo, WednesdayPastor Ayo Oritsejafor, CAN National President (middle) with Governor Godswill Akpabio (left) and CAN State Chairman, Bishop Cletus Bassey (Right) during the National Executive Council Meeting of CAN in Uyo, Wednesday

AKWA IBOM STATE
Akwa Ibom women in celebration on 23rd SeptemberMemoirs Of Akwa Ibom Silver Jubilee Celebration
Twenty five years is a milestone. The calendar of special celebration assigns it the name SILVER JUBILEE and it is often marked with pomp and pageantry. And so it was for Akwa Ibom State on Septemb... - 05 Nov 2012
NIGERIA
MDG CrossMDGs: Sub-Saharan Africa Lags Behind Other Regions
The progress reports on the achievement of MDGs reveal that Sub-Saharan African countries are still lagging behind other regions, even as the target date of 2015 is close.  Though United Nati...THISDAY - 27 Mar 2010
ECONOMY
Gov. Akpabio presenting 2013 budget to AKHA SpeakerIndustrialisation And Consolidation of AKS Economy
The Akwa Ibom State 2012 budget was given a five star profile by intellectuals across the country. The former Minster of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El Rufai rated it as the best pe... - 04 Dec 2012
MANUFACTURING
Guest lecturer, Professor Edet B. Akpakpan24th Anniversary Lecture: Building Akwa Ibom State of Our Dream Through Industrialization
Introduction About the early 1950's when the world turned attention to the backwardness of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, industrialization was seen as the logical solution to the problem. Econ... - 29 Sep 2011
    AGRICULTURE
    Professor Etok Ekanem (Commissioner for Agriculture)Reinventing Agriculture for the Rainy Day
    Around the world, various strategies are being employed to cushion the effects of the global financial crisis tearing apart the economies of countries. During the second Nigeria – United States par...THISDAY - 17 Apr 2009
      CONSTRUCTION
      underground drainage facility at ItamUnderground Drainage Project for Commissioning
      One of the highlights of the visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, would be the commissioning of the underground drainage project in Uyo. During his la... - 01 Jul 2011
      HEALTH
      Dr. Louisa Ukpe (Commisioner for Health)Investing in People’s Healthcare
      Traditionally, economists say health is a major predictor of economic growth and development. That's probably explains why it is said that the health is wealth. The actualisation of such a dream, h...THISDAY - 15 Jun 2009
        TOURISM
        Lady Valerie Ebe (Commissioner for Culture & Tourism)We Can Turn Tourism into our Main Source of Revenue
        Everyone has seen the Director General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, in full traditional garb. Very few know that he is a veritable sports enthusia...VANGUARD - 21 Jun 2009
          PETROLEUM
          Revealed:How Isemin Raised AK Oil Revenue ... Lost Power 3 Months Later
          In Akwa Ibom State, it is easier to remember the adventures of former Governor Victor Attah in trying to secure for the state its legitimate allocation from oil exploitation. However, it has been r... - 10 Aug 2009
            EDUCATION
            Aniekan UmanahEducation: The Akpabio Restoration
            Nothing is as difficult, more susceptible to failure and more dangerous as installing a new order... for the reformer find enemies among those who benefited from the old order, and receives a lukew... - 29 Oct 2008
            SERVICES
            His Excellency, Governor Godswill Akpabio (Governor, Akwa Ibom State)Akpabio’s Contribution to the Stability of Nigeria and the Evolution of the Next Constitution
            Recently, Akwa Ibom State Government played host to a powerful delegation of National Assemblymen and members of the constitution review committee, precisely 44 distinguished senators of the Federa... - 26 Mar 2010
            SECURITY
            Goodluck/Sambo 2011 campaign office destroyed by ACN thugsPre-Election Violence in Akwa Ibom and the Search for Truth
            Stakeholders in Akwa Ibom State lay bare before the Presidential Investigation Panel the remote and immediate causes of the pre-election violence which had rocked the state on March 22, 2011 and pr... - 26 Jun 2011
              POLITICS
              Akwa Ibom State House of AssemblyThe Legislature 21 Years Later
              Created on 23rd September, 1987, Akwa Ibom State had its first Legislature on January 20, 1992 when the first civilian Governor, Obong Akpan Isemin made a proclamation to that effect. There was a r... - 29 Oct 2008
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