Says Ekerette Ekpenyong, Uyo Council Boss
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| Ekerette Ekpenyong address Ward 2 people |
The
Chairman of Uyo local government area, Otuekong Ekerette Ekpenyong has said
that the people of Uyo must redefine their stand in the 2015 project by
supporting a credible candidate in a ruling party that will be for the benefit
of Uyo people. He lamented the many
problems facing Uyo as a local government and a Federal Constituency.
He
wondered how a local government area with such votes as 167,000 could not have
produced legislators in a ruling party
for Uyo local government area and Uyo federal constituency. He said that Uyo’s problem would have been
addressed in the House if the representative of Uyo was of the ruling Party,
calling on the people not to tear into “pieces” in 2015 as that would lead to
the whole local government suffering while a few persons would be
enjoying. “For 2015 we will decide where
Uyo will go so that our children can have a future”, Mr Ekpenyong said.
Mr
Ekpenyong said this while addressing the people of Ward 2 Uyo Urban during his
visit to the Ward to share what he has with the people in the spirit of
Christmas and the new year. He said he
came to them to present the little he had as Christmas all over the world was
time to “show love, forgive people and rejoice with the birth of our Lord Jesus
Christ”. He said that he came in the spirit of xmas but not to thank Uyo people
for he was angry about how the many
problems bedeviling Uyo could be solved and that he would start thanking Uyo
when such problems were solved.
He
said he was worried why Uyo as a capital city which is above 40 years has no
befitting Council Secretariat and Traditional Rulers Council office complex
which foundation he said would be laid soon.
He said he would be happy when the office of the Chairman of the Council
is commissioned.
He
regretted that the free education programme has increased the number of pupils
and students enrolment in public schools in the capital city and that Uyo local
government council has the duty of paying all the teachers in the said schools,
lamenting how a local government that earns N30m monthly would survive paying a
wage bill of N58m every month.
He
said that the Traditional Rulers Council office complex which work has
commenced, when completed, would be “a traditional unity home for Uyo
people”. He alerted his S.A. on
Cooperatives to ensure that a Cooperative society was registered for the women
in Ward 2 so that funds would be sourced for them for small scale business
activities as he promised during his campaign.
He
advised that youths who sought to learn any trade or vocation should bring same
to his notice through the Council Secretary to enable him plan for the local
government council to sponsor them. He
called on all Uyo students doing Medicine & Surgery, Law and Pharmacy
seeking to go for House-manship or Law School to alert his office for
assistance.
He
thanked the people of Ward 2 for accepting him as one of them, but expressed
rude shock for seeing that one of the oldest school blocks was completely
dilapidated without attention. The
Chairman promised to inform the governor of the state of the school for his
action which he hoped would meet with positive response.
Others
who spoke at the event were Mr Ime
Bassey Ibanga, Acting Ward Chairman, Mr Enefiok Udoh(serving Councilor), Chief
Augustine Ibanga and others.
The
high point of the event was the presentation of 20 bags of 50kg rice, one cow,
cash of N200,000.00 and drinks.
In
attendance were elders, PDP ward executives, past political office holders,
past ward executives, women, youths and others too numerous to count.
In
the entourage of the Council boss was Hon. Dr. Mrs Roberta Edem, Vice Chairman;
Mr Chris Etim, Council Secretary and other aides of the Chairman.
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