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
Governor Ayade is asking APC stakeholders in Cross River State to attend a post-election meeting with him on Tuesday, February 28 and each of them is expected to arrive with results of the February 25 elections from their polling units for unit-by-unit analysis. My observations: From the language and intent of the letter, it is
It is three days to the election and I am happy that the choices before some of us in Cross River State north are clear-cut. If I was given a choice, I’d rather maintain my silence and mourn my loss, but this issue is time-bound and if not now, then I will probably never get
I have consistently argued that Nigeria’s stunted development is not entirely the fault of criminal politicians. The electorates have been their major accomplices: they condone and reinforce the spectacular failures of these men and women, and even idolize them in the face of their misrule and misappropriation of public funds. This leaves us in a
Hon. Daniel Asuquo (Dansuki): The Dent In An Otherwise Pristine Image Of The Labour Party. A cautionary exposé by Daniel Ekpenyong. I am compelled to write this pique letter because it will be a great disservice to sit back and watch a looming disaster happen without sounding the alarm to alert others oblivious to the
On November 20, 2022, Equatorial Guineans reportedly re-elected 80-year-old Teodoro Obiang Mbassogo Nguema, for a sixth tenure of seven years as President of their country. By this, Nguema’s 43-year rule has been further elongated till when he, God willing, shall clock 87 on this planet. Nguema does not play alone in this league of septuagenarian