After Nigeria unjustly used a portion of our State, Bakassi to play father-Christmas on the altar of international politics and nefariously ceded it to Cameroon over a cup of tea in a foreign land, the human beings living in what is now called Bakassi LGA in Cross River State, are still treated like SHIT! Yes,
This feeling has broken the hearts of several former governors. A litany of them who used their enormous power of incumbency to install successors in the hope that their tracks will be covered have only had to bite their fingers down the line and face the embarrassing repudiation of such prior commitments, once there is
Opportunity Statement It is on record that in the past 10 years, over N1.5 trillion has been appropriated for constituency projects in Nigeria, yet the impact of such huge spending on the lives and welfare of ordinary Nigerians can hardly be seen. Peeved by the ugly development, the ICPC in May 2020, declared that it
Opportunity Statement The Obudu Dam Resort, (Not the Ranch), is a multi-purpose facility that provides recreational as well as the essential commodity, water to communities around its environs. Located in Ukwel-Obudu, (my mother’s village), less than 10 kilometers from the Obudu central bus terminal, the dam was destroyed by flood back in 2005 according to
Opportunity Statement In February 2017, the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology and Cross River State launched a waste-to-wealth program in Calabar. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, laid the foundation for a plant to process waste-to-wealth at the Idundu Industrial Layout in Calabar. The project was also targeted at the production
Opportunity Statement: Under Governor Ayade, the Cross River State Ministry of Solid Minerals obtained exploration licenses for mineral resources from the federal government. The licenses included a quarry lease for granite, an exploration license for limestone, clay, and shale as well as a reconnaissance permit. This was and still remains a huge milestone because the
March 8 every year is celebrated as International Women’s Day (IWD). The Ministry of Women’s Affairs is the government Ministry that coordinates the activities marking the day. The theme for this year’s event is Digitalization: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality. This year’s IWD makes it 35 days since the kidnapping of the Commissioner for
It’s 87 days to the end of this administration. I am most concerned about my State, Cross River, for obvious reasons. A lot can still be done in 87 days. The response of the people from the Cross River NASS elections sends an encrypted message to Governor Ayade about his sojourn so far and I