Attack on Minister Ekpo Over Alleged Ethnic Discrimination Unfortunate — Elder Statesman

A grassroots politician and former Chairman of Urueofong-Oruko Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Edet Isong, has joined the growing trend of condemnations trailing remarks by the apex Ibibio socio-cultural youth group, Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio (MMI), accusing the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, of discriminating against Ibibios in the…

Akwa Ibom Oil Communities on Brink of Conflict Over Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve

Map of Akwa ibom and Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve Aggrieved leaders, elders, youths, and stakeholders from the oil and gas host communities of Ibeno and Ekid ethnic nationalities in Akwa Ibom State are threatening to reignite longstanding hostilities over the contentious ownership of the Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve. At the center of the renewed dispute…

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