the real qualm is the continued preference of our elites for politics far and above governance. The insatiable desire of people who have held several political positions and failed to help Cross River North progress, continuing to scramble for power, merely to oil their financial sinews.
Kindly note that these projects do not include the ones budgeted separately in the SDGs and NDDC appropriations; and those that may come up in the supplementary budget. This is applicable to all members of the NASS. Both those I have written their projects and the ones I will still write.
Traversing the length and breadth of old Ogoja Province, one is scandalized by the plight of a dejected citizenry, living amidst abundant resources yet struggling to float above poverty level. Today, Ogoja cuts the image of a malnourished child, overtaken in growth and size by younger siblings.
The 2025 budget has been passed and signed into law. As I promised, I will be extracting and serializing all the constituency projects of all the 8 members of the House of Representatives and all the three Senators from Cross River State. Today, I begin with the constituency projects budget for my own Federal Constituency,
The pattern extends beyond board appointments. At the Federal Executive Council, the state has suffered significant downgrades in ministerial appointments.
Some of us have maintained stoic dignified silence in the affairs of our dear political party (PDP) in Cross River State over a period of time now. Many issues have crept up within the party at the state and national levels that demanded sane advice indicating leadership and direction but there has been a long
The proposed capital of Ogoja State is meant to be in Ogoja. If Ogoja State is ever created, my wife, my children and I, will all be proudly from Ogoja State. Bonafide indigenes by all parameters, so I will not keep quiet over this matter. Ogoja, which is proposed to be our capital, currently has
Generally, animals tend to wag their tails when they are excited and expectant. It is usually a stimulus that notifies their caregiver of their immediate expectations. Many of these tails are gleefully wagging in the advocacy for the creation of Ogoja State. A project I have remained very nonchalant, disinterested and sometimes, even irritated about.