Distressed communities in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government of Akwa Ibom State that have pleaded with Governor Umo Eno to stop the forced acquisition of their farmland. In a letter by family heads from three villages in the area, the people lamented what they described as “opaque” process of acquiring their communal land. The affected villages are: Nung Ukana Ikot Obio …

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has explained that he returned all of former governor Udom Emmanuel’s commissioners because they took political arrows on his behalf during the elections. During the inauguration of the new commissioners at the banquet hall, Government House, Uyo, the state capital, the governor said now is the time to reciprocate the good gesture. According …