By Christopher Tom, Uyo
KORA commended Akwa Ibom government for free tickets and peaceful environment operate their business.
The keke owners and riders association Akwa Ibom State has commended Akwa Ibom government for providing enabled environment for transporters to operate their business and especially the advantage of free tickets to keke transporters without any molestation on them across the state 2023.
The President keke owners and riders association ( kora ), comrade. Jeremiah Eseme Jackson stated this in his office while fielding questions from journalists in Uyo. Said the government has done tremendously well with transporters, saying the free tickets assisted by government was because of their suffering and facing hardship over the skyrocketing price of fuel experience in the state still commended them of their effort to them but the greatest experience in 2023 on them as an association was the shocking moment price of material.
According to him, 2022 tyre was sale for 9,000 during December period later cost 25,000 in 2023 not to talk about engine oil and others spare parts are nothing to write home about while tricycle during the campaign cost one million three hundred and seventy thousand in 2023 now its cost 2.2 million because of the economic situation witnessed.
He said the development has cripple more than 30% of keke owners to drop from the business because they cannot maintained their keke while some has been frustrated and back out completely over the ugly experience and advice his members to take care of their keke despite the challenges should not relent to achieve their purpose.
Christopher Tom, Uyo
Akwa Ibom governor advice citizens collaboration with security agent effort in curbing insecurity
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor UmoEno has advice the citizens to always assist security agencies in fighting crime through useful and timely information.
The governor gavethe advice during Muslim religious juMA’AT PRAYER at the central mosque, Nigerian army barracks ibagwa at part of activities marking the 2024 armed force remembrance day in Abak L.G.A
Speaking, Pastor Eno said his administration would give special attention to security without compromise while the implementation of ibom community watching an attempt to beef up security in the state.
“Security is a major sector in my administration, there’s a great focus in the security aspect which at the end of the day has to do with the soldiers that helps us to keep our environment secured,
In the Arise agenda, security takes prominence position that’s why you have seen the governor implementing the policy by setting up Akwa Ibom youths, both men and women as ibom watchers that will help military, the police and all security agencies to collaborate with the security people to ensure that information are given on time to enable the part
The commissioner for woman affairs, Dr. IniAdiakpan said that spiritual aspect of the soldiers was also important to the call of their duties and wellbeing which according to her was the reason for the JUMA’AT PRAYER
She appreciated the Akwa Ibom State government foe the concerted efforts to better the lots of legionaries, and the Nigerian Army as a whole especially in refurbishing the Army Barrack, Ibagwa to a befitting standard.
Highlight of the event was an intercessory prayer for the families of the departed heroes, the service and the Ex-service men.
