I have read a few post and comments from Ebonyi indigenes criticising their Governor, Engr. David Umahi for engaging close to five thousand appointees in his second term, and why that should not be, and I must say that I can relate with their concerns, having had this concerns as well previously. However, with the
I am constrained to put this up as representing my view as a stakeholder in Cross River State. Through the length and breath of Nigeria since 2015 we have witnessed unprecedented display of executive rascality though the Legislature is the easy whipping dog of all and sundry. No one cares that much about the Judiciary
On Ayade’s Election Tribunal Victory: the judiciary is the last hope of the masses. I’m proud of the justices. Forward ever. On Buhari’s Election Tribunal Victory: the judiciary has been bought. It’s a shame. Corrupt justices. ******** APC Member in Cross River State. On Buhari’s Election Tribunal Victory: the judiciary is the last hope of
Let it not be recorded in the annals of history that I once lived in a time when evil triumphed over good, and I was too weak to speak out against the tyranny of evildoers. Evil they say, only triumph when good men choose to keep mute. The Cross River State cyberspace and indeed Nigeria,
For the first time since the creation of Cross River State in May of 1967, there appears to be a lot of consciousness from Cross Riverians who are legitimately determined to demand transparency and accountability from their governor and other elected officers in the state. The advent of social media made this possible, ensuring that
I’ve never benefited from the Government financially. Most people think Cross River and Donald Duke funded my film, The Amazing Grace. It’s wrong. The budget was 400,000 GBP ($800,000 then) of which the majority were foreign investments. What I got from Cross River State Government was the location to build my sets and accommodation for
As the generation of exceptional leaders in no particular order, in the persons of Pa Anthony Enahoro that led the second and most successful motion for Nigerian bloodless independence from Britain; to the legendary Obafemi Awolowo, a man with moving foresight that built the first television station in Africa with proceeds from southwest cocoa estate
The unlawful arrest and persecution of Agba Jalingo, Editor-in-Chief/Publisher of CrossRiverWatch for trying to hold the Cross River State Government accountable, is one that must be condemned by all well meaning citizens, we must all rise now to stand against it. In no democracy anywhere in the world is taking one’s Government to task a