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EDITORIAL: The Crises In Cross River State PDP

By Our Editorial Team There is certainly no doubt in the fact that over the years, Cross River State has acquired an enviable reputation in many areas among the comity of states in the Nigerian Federation. Besides her naturally endowed resources, a diverse and extremely rich cultural heritage with a hospitable, peaceful, smiling and accommodating

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When The Regime Runs Out Of Ideas BY VENATIUS IKEM

After the tumultuous rally unequalled in the history of Cross River state politics held on Thursday, at the reception of Goddy Jedy Agba, the regime lacking in any ideas of a legitimate political response could only do what it has done: cut off its nose to spite its’ face! It sounds theatrical and comical. Without

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Understanding Donald Duke, Gershom Bassey, SERMATECH And Lilleker BY OBONO OBLA

The former Governor of Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke said something startling yesterday at the campaign reception for Mr. Goddy Jedy Agba in Calabar. In an uncharacteristic bluntness, Donald Duke said there are only two monkeys in Cross River State. He revealed these two monkeys to be two companies. These two companies are namely

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The Man, Larry Odey BY EMMANUEL OGAR

“What office is there which involves more responsibility, which requires more qualifications, and which ought, therefore, to be more honourable than teaching?” – Harriet Martinaeu. The facts are no longer in dispute that Cross River State stands at the vicissitude of this juncture and at the pinnacle of decision making. Granted that everybody is fully

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Cross River Guber Aspirants Must Come Together BY UTUM ETENG

The conduct of the PDP congresses last Saturday to elect three delegates from the electoral wards in the state is a pointer to the wicked plans of some of our political leaders to consign known political crowd pullers to the background. It shows that Cross River State political opportunists harbor sinister schemes to explode the

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Musings: Tears From Bakassi BY CHRISTIANA UKUNG ALAWA

After begging the people of Akpabuyo to lead me through their peaceful protest, After swimming through a pool of thick mud and finding my way to dry land, After missing our way and ending up in the dead end of another Bakassi, After trekking long distance because the motorcycle chose a bushy area of all

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How I Have Empowered My People BY NKOYO TOYO

Empowerment is not the occasional display of items to party men and women to collect, but the full engagement with programs that have the potentials to transform lives and foster new circumstances. Three(3) years of qualitative representation and meaningful Job Empowerment to job seekers in my Constituency with University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, Federal

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Governor Liyel Imoke As A Dictator And Emperor BY OBONO OBLA

I was really amused when I read in CrossRiverWatch On line what Senator Mathew Mbu said about Governor Liyel Imoke while addressing a cross section of Boki people last week. Senator Mbu has dismissed Governor Imoke as a “Dictator and Emperor” who wants to impose his will, whims and caprices concerning those to lead us

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