Does Nigeria give you hope? The incurable optimists in our midst particularly those of “the unity of this country is not negotiable” tribe, are wont to say an unqualified yes. Many sobered Nigerians would say that all is not well with Nigeria. And that would qualify as an outstanding understatement. One could as well say that AIDS is a harmful disease; that the Mafia is not opposed to violence; or that Hitler did not treat the Jews nicely.

THE idea of a Town Hall Meeting has lived with us, especially in our continent. It is never a matter of choice but a necessity as issues get resolved through communal thinking and action. It is due to its established benefits over time that our parents deemed it necessary to attend calls for such meeting and other demands.

The BRT scheme was borne out of the need to reduce the overwhelming mobility problems that commuters were facing on Mile12 – CMS corridor.

ON May 24, 2012, the Akwa Ibom State Deputy Governor, Obong Nsima Ekere, constituted an Adhoc Peace and Reconciliation Committee to broker peace between Ikot Akpan Udo in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area and Amazaba villages in Eastern Obolo Local Government Area of the state.

OVER the years, human society has transformed both in civilization, information and physical development. To that extent, it has become incumbent on the people to evolve a system of government and administration that could tap the various opportunities offered by the transformation of the society to enhance growth, peace and progress.