By Alao Abiodun, The Nation Newspaper The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has explained why he delegated some members of the party to respond to questions posed to him. According to the former Lagos State Governor, he adopted the delegation method “to show team-ship”. Tinubu spoke at the
By Jonathan Ugbal Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna on Wednesday named a former Attorney General of Cross River State, Eyo Ekpo Esq and six others as members of the judicial commission of inquiry into the industrial action and protest of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) of May 16th to 19th 2021 in that State. Ekpo,
By Patrick Obia The Managing Editor of CrossRiverWatch, Comrade Jeremiah Archibong, has taken his position on most trending issues in the continent of Africa and Nigeria saying, the recent coup d’etat in Mali should have been the last resort and, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) should have given Governor El Rufai of Kaduna State a
By Dayo Taiwo-Sidiq, YNaija It has been an eventful year for Governors of the 36 states in the federation and for a good number of them, May marked either their first year anniversary as Chief Executive or the first year anniversary of their second term in office. However, with the coronavirus pandemic still a thing in
This is an Editorial by Punch Editorial Board. Faced with a depressed economy and the grim reality of an inevitable decline in revenues, this is not the time for knee-jerk decisions or cosmetic measures by State Governors wishing to shore up their fast crumbling financial bases. In converse, there can be no better time for serious-minded
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Nigerian Governors, as custodians of the people’s mandate at the State level, have so much expectations placed on their shoulders. These range from policy formulations to execution of sustainable projects targeted at improving the lives of citizens. Admittedly, governance is a daunting task, especially in the face of lean resources. But even