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If Doing This Amounts To Hatred In Your Imagination … So Be It! BY AGBA JALINGO

Section 22, 1999 Constitution says: “The press, radio, television and other agencies of the mass media shall at all times be free to uphold the fundamental objectives contained in this Chapter and uphold the responsibility and accountability of the government to the people.” Section 39:  Every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression, including

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Leave Our Monarchs Out Of Politics BY AGBA JALINGO

In Part V, Section 30 of the Cross River State Traditional Rulers Law, it is illegal for our revered Traditional Rulers to participate in partisan politics. Take Particular Note Of Sub-section 1C And Sub-Section 3.  Following those provisions, the Speaker of the State Assembly should either amend the law to allow our monarchs to play

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