Akwa Ibom State Backs MBSN 2012 With Venue Of Event....As Pageant Holds In Uyo.

Governor  Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State

The stage is set for the very 1st edition of the Most Beautiful Student In Nigeria beauty pageant in Uyo , as Akwa Ibom State government throws its weight by supporting with the venue of the event - Le MERIDIEN Hotel & Golf Club.

Dr. Clement Bassey , Honorable Commissioner of Culture & Tourism (Middle)

The commissioner for culture and tourism, Dr clement Bassey says the support to this pageant is based on the interest the state has in education and the great need to partner with meaningful students' and youth events within a national spread. The prestigious Le Meridien Hotel & Golf Club is one of the most classical and high profile event centre in the south east with great and admirable architectural masterpiece. It is situated at an exclusive arena in the state capital.

Overview of Le Meridien Hotel (Day)

Reacting to this massive support,the CEO of GLees Concepts LTD,Mr Val Igwebuike a media practitioner and event manager per excellence expressed gratitude to the state for this kind gesture and retreated his determination to ensure the Most Beautiful Student In Nigeria contest becomes a world class beauty pageant coupled with other supports already received within and outside the state.

GLees Manager Alex Nwankwo Talk With NTA

This historical median edition is going to be grand and unique as three queens will be crowned and groomed for international pageants to represent Nigeria. "We are already at the advance stage in talks with our foreign partners to feature our Queen for a pageant in South Africa and Miami" according to words from GLees Manager Alex Nwankwo during an interview with NTA International in Abuja

Front View (Night)

Aside the choice of Le Meridien Hotel as the venue of this year's show, our camp is a fabulous 5- star apartment in Uyo that boast of every comfort you can imagine. `Our lucky contestants are in for a super treat. Its going to be memorable,from the Olympic standard swimming pool,well equipped gym,fabulously cut 4-bedroom apartment with Jacuzzi festooned with plasma TV in every room,this is where we are camping the girls"

Close View of Inside Event Hall

However, another face to this much anticipated event is `GLees Awards`, to be given to distinguished personalities in different fields of endeavour in Nigeria and the recipients will be profiled on GLees Magazine and GLees online blog with average viewership of 10,000 daily,

Side View of the Olympic standard swimming pool

 In what looks like a pageant revolution,our contestants will be treated like Queens this year.



They will have their choreography and gorgeous evening gowns exclusively sewn by a renowned designer, get 14 inches long Brazilian hair free of charge for being one of our contestants courtesy of Perfect Hair, a famous hair expert,visitation to the State House and of course other goodies.




The MBSN Queen who is expected to embark on a pet project with a national human face that heightens the impact of democratic privilege will also enjoy all expense paid trip to Johannesburg South Africa next year. The two other Queens ~ Campus Face Of The Year and MBSN Tourism are not left in this jamboree as we have outlined their other privileges.

You can be the lucky girl-next-door to be exposed to this fabulous opportunity if you have got what it takes and enroll on time for Most Beautiful Student in Nigeria 2012 pageant. For more information about GLees and  how to register for MBSN 2012 , log on to www.gleesconcepts.blogspot.com or www.mbsncampusface.com

There's no doubt that,everybody can feel what the pageant is going to look like this year with the grand unveiling ceremony and the choice of Akwa Ibom, a state known for its great passion for hospitality. The standard is that the event will be anchored by range of stars and graced by academic dons, politicians,celebrities,corporate bodies,beauty Queens,the media and also the general public.

The unveiling and first Abuja took place on 25th November,2012 in 3J's Hotel while the grand finale holds 15th of December, 2012 at Le Meridien Hotel Uyo, Akwa Ibom State!

         GLees~ making fame with you!

Remember to always click www.gleesconcepts.blogspot.com for your extremely exciting,entertaining and touching stories of the day!

PHOTOS:Most Beautiful Student In Nigeria pageant Flags Off, As Abuja Pageant Organisers Back Exercise !

Official flag off of MBSN 2012 By Glees Director Mr Val Igwebuike & other pageant oganisers

It was indeed a colourful ceremony at 3J'S Hotel Abuja on 25th of November,2012 with the official flag of the Most Beautiful Student In Nigeria pageant. The event which presented an exciting atmosphere
of fun with the unleashing of top entertainers like MC Amana, Mc Wahala, Dr Ayuba,Nick B, OnomoSaint and others gave the audience much more than they expected.

Some  contestants on stage during the unveiling in Abuja

The high point of the event was the official flag off of Most Beautiful student In Nigeria pageant by Director of GLees Concepts LTD Mr VaL Igwebuike accompanied by top pageant organisers like CEO of Miss Peace Ambassador pageant Mr Kingsley, CEO of Miss FCT pageant Mr Sammy, CEO of Most Beautiful Girl In Abuja Pageant Mr Ejiro, and their Queens. Also on stage with them are GLees Manager Alex Nwankwo and two other Queen Esther Runner ups.
                               
The event extended to Aramis Lounge where the audition and after party took place.

The exercise prompted a visit  to Charly Boy the following day for an interactive session alongside the first batch of the successful contestants at the MBSN audition. It was a great moment with the Area Father who promised to be at the event in Uyo in style all things been equal. The contestants had some photo shoots in the locations within the Charly Boy complex

Charlyboy, Glees Director, Glees Manager & contestants during a visit

 However the second batch of the Abuja audition comes up on thursday 29th of November, 2012.

For infor or participation call 08031131131, 08037780342 or BBM: 276176d2 or follow link for details -
http://gleesconcepts.blogspot.com/2012/10/most-beautiful-student-in-nigeria.html

View exciting Unveiling & audition photos in Abuja below :

Glees Director  Mr Val Igwebuike & colleagues at the event

Glees manager with  some contestants on stage 

Artist, Glees manager, Super Eagles star Chibuzo Okonkwo & friend

MBSN Unveiling Red Carpet

Maltina Dance Hall family Winners with Glees manager & Director @ Red carpet

some successful candidates at Abuja audition & Glees Staff (middle)

Vanessa Hauwa Of Glees @ MBSN Redcarpet

Celebration mood on stage with Actress Empress Njama at MBSN Unveiling

Maltina Dance hall winners performing on stage

Glees Director Mr. Val Igwebuike

Comedian going gaga on stage

Actress Empress Njama with Comedian & Precious

Glees Director with contestants from Abuja zone

GLees model, Glees Director , Mr Greg & wife

Glees Manager Alex Nwankwo & Vanessa Hauwa of Glees

Miss FCT @ the event Red carpet

Maltina Family Dance hall winners on stage for MBSN Unveiling

Contestant at the Abuja Audition

Contestants with Glees manager @ Charly Boy Complex

Glees Director, Manager & some contestants @ Charly boy Complex

ecstacy on air as comedians go wild on stage

Glees manager, MC Jubilee with contestants

An Artist & Producer

Miss Peace Ambassador 2012 In Support of MBSN

Artist on stage

Actress Empress anchoring MBSN Unveiling

Comedian Stainless, Friend & CEO of Peace Ambassador Pageant

GLees Artist FLIMZY with contestants

Mr Greg  and family at the red carpet  / Glees Director & Glees Staff

Comment/Analysis Akwa Ibom State and Democratic Imperatives By Sunday Isong Suite C8 Emab Plaza, Wuse II, Abuja isong.sunday@yahoo.com 08177426232 There is no gainsaying the truth that of all the political practices and philosophies that have defined human civilization, not only is democracy the most useful and influential, it has actually evolved to become the definition of modern civilization itself. In fact, in contemporary characterization, it signifies sanity in governance, equity in leadership and progress in multi-party co-existence. The principles of democracy are generally known and universally accepted, yet their precise application very much depends on the historical context of the country and the people concerned. Each country or region chooses the particulars of the slant of democracy to practice which is tailor-made to its peculiarities in terms of demography and other considerations. Therefore, the Federal Republic of Nigeria adopted the federal character principle as part of its democratic practice, in order to counteract the nationality question that has been bedeviling the polity. Introduced more than thirty years ago, it has the potentials for achieving national integration which is the prerequisite for economic development. It made up the imbalance loudly pronounced between and among the various ethnic groups that make up Nigeria, which manifest in the political and economic atmosphere. These imbalances exist in almost every sector of the economy hence most people feel marginalized. So, it is the effective dousing of the tensions of marginalization by the application of the federal character principle that government at all other levels in Nigeria have adopted this basic philosophy especially in the allocation of political offices, appointments and postings. Akwa Ibom State, a major upwardly mobile oil-producing state, is a microcosmic representation in this practice. Although the state enjoys a relatively homogenous ethnicity with the resident ethnic groups of Ibibio, Annang, Oron, Ibeno and Eket, the prevailing principle of fair sharing, an offshoot of the federal character principle, dictates that these groups get equitable share of political deliverables. Moreover, aside from political best practices, by virtue of being brothers the groups that make up the state are naturally predisposed to sharing, rotating, and conceding. This is because the similarities in language, music, values, art, styles, literature, family life, religion, ritual, food, ceremonies, public life and material culture is evidence of the historical fact that these people have always pursued common social, cultural political and economic relationships throughout times past. However, recent developments in the political arena of the state are gradually painting a different and unpalatable picture. If the truth must be told, today's political analysis in the country, Akwa State inclusive, is subtly enmeshed in the evolving 2015 political realities. In this wise, the 2015 governorship race in Akwa Ibom State is now spurring on several political groups and pundits with all them obsessed with the concept which revolves around democratic best practices: that of the rotation of the governorship slot among the three senatorial districts of the state. In clear terms, the question is which district should produce the next governor. The state is made up of three major ethnic groups of Ibibio, Annang and Oro. The Ibibio people are the major indigenes of the Uyo Senatorial District [though they are also found in other districts]; the Annang people reside in the Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District; while the Oro people are the major occupants of the Eket Senatorial District. Presently, while the people of Oro nation are known to be gearing up towards occupying the governorship seat in 2015, the major ethnic group in the state, Ibibio has reportedly asked them to wait as the seat was bound to return back to the Ibibios who ceded to Annang in 2007 and 2011. The first governor in this current political dispensation, Obong Victor Attah, is from Uyo senatorial district, while the current governor, His Excellency Chief Godswill Akpabio, is from Ikot Ekpene senatorial district. It is established that Akwa Ibom state is made up of 31 local government areas, out of which Ibibio race has 14 local government areas spread across the three senatorial districts of Uyo, Eket and Ikot Ekpene; while Oro has 5 local government areas located along the coastline of Eket Senatorial District. This is apparently the majority premise proffered by the agitators for another power shift back to the Ibibio, but which in its entire essence turns the principle of equity and fair share – visible in our evolving national democratic practice – on its head. Nevertheless, it must be made clear that in order to engender equity and fair play in Akwa Ibom State, power must be rotated between the tripod of the three ethnic groups, Ibibio, Annang and Oro; and not the three senatorial districts per se. this is the only way that the spirit of federal character principle could be replicated in the state in order to forestall future feelings of marginalization and its attendant anti-development spawns. To illustrate, the Eket Senatorial District, in which the Oro nation is situated, boasts of powerful politicians who have served the state in various capacities, but who are actually of the Ibibio tribe. Mr Nsima Ekere, the former deputy governor, who just resigned in a national headline-making manner, is one of such persons. So it will be actually counter-productive for the governorship slot to be given to an Ibibio aspirant from the district in the name of rotation. In fact, instead of assuaging the people of the Senatorial district, it will only succeed in pitching brothers against brothers; and this no doubt will never augur well for the whole state either in the short or long run. I am of the well founded opinion that this is the right time for every lover of democracy in Akwa Ibom State to support any qualified candidate from the Oro nation who has the capacity, contacts and charisma to take the state to its next level of glory. The Nigerian political landscape of today has become more open, more inclusive, more issues-driven, and less rancorous, just because a qualified individual from a minority region has been allowed to ascend to the highest political office in the land. It has eased out bad blood, calmed frayed nerves and upped the ante in the nation's political space, while raising our democratic status in the comity of nations. This is exactly my vision for my beloved Akwa Ibom State.