Tinapa, the Cattle Ranch, International Convention Center, Monorail, Airport Bypass and many more. These are all products of an economic development paradigm dominant among policy makers in Cross River State in the past 16 years. The thinking is, these massive investments will create jobs, establish Calabar as tourism Capital of Nigeria, and improve the general
As the Governor-Elect, Senator Ben Ayade prepares to take over the mantle of leadership from Senator Liyel Imoke, a lot is expected of him from Cross Riverians who believe he is a man guided by ethics and principles. Especially as Cross River State will now be in opposition to the government at the center. It
We can be very timid, naïve, earthly in so many ways in this part of the Country. This is why our so called leaders look at us with scorn and contempt. These leaders who should be unhappy that we are earthly and naïve are rather happy when they use lies to deceive us; to pull
Now this is where our own “change” has begun! I have just noticed that the governor – elect for Cross River State has decided that there is no need for a transition committee. Or rather maybe Governor Imoke has so decided. This is most interesting because a transition committee usually serves as a bulwark between
A cleric once said that “If elections were to be held every year, Cross River state and Nigeria at large would have developed at a faster pace and the people enjoying the dividends of democracy”. This statement echoed in my mind recently when I saw a sticker on a vehicle bearing the logo of a
Law is the unseen chord that holds human society together, ensuring sanity and orderly behavior. Without an effective and proper administration of justice in society people are constrained to resort to violent self help and anarchy is inevitable; society eventually degenerates to the Stone Age days of Thomas Hobbes where life is brutish, nasty and
Re: Our Stake In Bakassi My very dear ex-Governor Duke, It has taken me a long time and a number of sleepless nights to finally decide I should communicate with you and hope you would share with us what you know about what happened in Bakassi. I hope you do not mind the timing, and
A strong, vibrant and robust democracy anywhere in the world is a product of so many factors including a virile system of checks and balances among the three arms of government, an electoral system that pays zero tolerance to elections malpractices/violence, but gives premium to free, fair and credible elections, thereby recognizing and sustaining the