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- ↑ Government, Akwa Ibom State. "Ministry of Information & Communications". akwaibomstate.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ↑ Government, Akwa Ibom State. "Profile of the Hon. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Charles Udoh". akwaibomstate.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
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