Exclusive: Godswill Akpabio to resign as Minister of Niger Delta Affairs... Welcome to NewsPointers

Exclusive: Godswill Akpabio to resign as Minister of Niger Delta Affairs... Welcome to NewsPointers

There are strong indications that the Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, His Excellency Godswill Akpabio may resign within the next 90days as Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross Rivers State ruled in favour of the incumbent minister.

The Appealed court in today's judgement nullified the election of Dr. Chris Ekpenyong who was wrongly declared winner of the February 23, 2019 National Assembly election in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District.

Recalled that the current minister was the All Progressive Congress candidate for Nort West senatorial district in Akwa Ibom during the last general election.

It was however gathered that as a result of the ruling, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been ordered to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to Dr. Chris Ekpenyong and conduct fresh elections in the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District within ninety days, whereby enabling the current minister to contest in the forth coming senatorial election.

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APC Ward Congress: Amaechi says materials were not hijacked... Calls on the general public to shun rumour mongers

The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has said the planned All Progressives Congress, APC, Congresses in Rivers State will hold has scheduled in spite the rumours making the rounds in some section of the Media that materials were hijacked and compromised. The former governor made the assertion in Port Harcourt recently, while reacting to insinuations that materials meant for the congresses had been hijacked with the view of compromising the outcome in favour of a particular group of party loyalists. For your news and adverts, contact Newspointers.blogspot. com imaowaji135@gmail.com Call: 08159993540 Amaechi expressed surprise that someone could cook up such falsehood in order to cast doubts in the hearts of citizens and also heat up the political scene. Reiterating his stance for free and credible Congresses across the state, he opined that he is not in possession of any material relating to the planned Congresses because he is not a part...

Community demands 50million from Agip for a dead Crocodile - nationaldailyng

Community demands 50million from Agip for a dead Crocodile - nationaldailyng By IFEOMA IKEM Okpai community in Ndokwa East is a host community to Agrip Oil Company, Delta, where the company manages the largest gas plant in sub-Saharan Africa. National Daily gathered that the community demanded 50 million naira for the death of a crocodile during the process of company’s operational activity in the area It was learnt that the incident occurred on Friday,18 of August, 2017. A source told our reporter that the crocodile is a deity in Okpai community which they believe on and worship which they commit their affairs annually. Further investigations gathered that the community has stopped all the activities of the company in the area until funeral ceremony is carried out to appease the god of their land. According to the source he said before work will start in any of the Agrip site the crocodile must be given a befitting burial to avoid disaster in their community by ances...

See what happened to Kaa Jetty

The people in Andoni Local Government Area in Rivers South East Senatorial District has long been deprived of infrastructural developments. Perhaps, many will attribute the inability of accessing the water ways to bad representation. While this lasted for sometime, Sen. Magnus Ngei Abe came into plights of the people in ANOLGA and renovated it. Now people can access their villages through the said jetty renovated by Sen. Abe.

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