By CrossRiverWatch Admin I have been around our dear mother-earth and indeed, our beloved Cross River State for some time now as an adult of 18 years and above when I became qualified to vote and be voted for, and have been around as an adolescent with the knowledge to see and know certain things.
Cross River State like every other state in Nigeria is divided into three senatorial districts namely, the Southern, Central and Northern senatorial districts. In APC, party positions have always been shared among the three senatorial districts. The current zoning structure of the party in the state favors the central to produce the state chairman, while
Since 1999, in every state there is this group of persons called the political class, they run the state, share state budget and contracts among themselves, rotate political offices and appointments among themselves, to an extent their children marry one another. Power usually rotates within that group, from fathers to sons and daughters. When they
Goddy Jedy-Agba, OFR, is an author, bureaucrat, a politician, a philanthropist, and a farmer. Goddy Jedy-Agba was born on August 20, 1958 in Obudu, Cross River State. He obtained his first Degree in International Studies from Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru, Zaria in 1983. He holds a Master’s Degree in International Law and Diplomacy from the
The good people of Obudu lost the member representing the Obudu State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Stephen Ukpukpen, to the cold hands of death in the second quarter of 2018. Stephen Ukpukpen was laid to rest on Saturday, July 28th 2017 in his village, Bedia in Obudu Local
Genius was always a two – way street. It can lead unto fortune. It can also lead unto damnation. The temperament is decided by the genius himself, and the fortunes thereof fall on the side of his wishes. That is why an accused will confess to his lawyer how he stabbed the dead to death
The clamor by certain interest groups for Boki to stake a claim for a position in the National Assembly come 2019 has reached feverish pitch. Some people are exemplifying Boki nationalism in this demand. Interestingly everyone seems to focus on the position of House of Representatives. Nobody wants to demand for the Senate seat. The
The heading of this article is intentional and the message is clear, deep and succinct. It was pathetic for some persons to throw up their usual sycophantic rhetoric and hypocritical assertion without first reading the content of the topic of this article or introspecting on the topic. Many via their biases, sentiments and projections made