Francis Fukuyama in his book “End of History and the last man” argues that the advent of Western liberal democracy may signal the endpoint of humanity’s socio-cultural evolution and the final form of human government. Fukuyama drew his inference from Alexandre Kojève who posited that the progress of history must lead toward the establishment of
The Christmas Eve on the 24th of December, 1975, did not look bleak but expectant. Nigeria was under the then leadership of the indefatigable General Murtala Mohammed who was the then Military Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who took over the reins of
The bane of development in many developing nations especially in Africa has been the inability to draw the line between partisan politics and commitment to national and state development. Often political leaders struggle to understand the complex relationship between commitment to party ideals and leadership cooperation required to produce tangible results in nation building. Democracy
In politics it is often said that perception is reality. In street wisdom similarly it is said that there is no smoke without fire. The last six months of Governor Ayade’s daring steps in effecting what in his mind must be revolutionary changes in approach to governance has left many a citizen in my view
Please tell the governor of Cross River that building a superhighway is great. Only an insane person will fight progress. The question is whether the superhighway is a means to an end or an end in itself. The governor has yet to answer this fundamental question. My thinking is that when a government is heavily
The vision statement of our dear state reads “Cross River State aspires by 2020 to be a leading Nigerian state with prosperous, healthy and well educated citizens living in harmony with people and nature and pursuing their legitimate interests in freedom moderated by good governance.” While this is a wonderful vision, Sen. Prof. Benedict Ayade
With the hype, support and endorsement of the superhighway come and gone, it’s time we talk about the reality of our roads in Cross River state. Since the new mapping of the Superhighway now routes through Etung Local government rather than Ikom as earlier mapped, then over 70% of the state will have to live
Cross River State, no doubt, is a pure homogeneous society. As such, the state is considered fit to use the epithet “The People’s Paradise”. Of course, a paradise is a place where life is pleasant and beautiful because of the “all-time” presence of peace and unbroken bond of unity that binds the people; abundance of