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Driving The Change Agenda Through Political Diplomacy And Visionary Leadership – The Buhari/Ayade Paradigm BY EMMANUEL ETIM

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November 24, 2015

The bane of development in many developing nations especially in Africa has been the inability to draw the line between partisan politics and commitment to national and state development. Often political leaders struggle to understand the complex relationship between commitment to party ideals and leadership cooperation required to produce tangible results in nation building. Democracy

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The Ayade Phenomenon And The Crisis Of Confidence In Cross River State BY VENATIUS IKEM

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November 24, 2015

In politics it is often said that perception is reality. In street wisdom similarly it is said that there is no smoke without fire. The last six months of Governor Ayade’s daring steps in effecting what in his mind must be revolutionary changes in approach to governance has left many a citizen in my view

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PACT Cross River Holds Town Hall Campaign Against Child Abuse, Marks Universal Day For Children

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November 22, 2015

By Frank Edima Prevent Abuse of Children Today (PACT) Coalition in Cross River State, supported by Safe Child Africa just concluded a two days program to celebrate the 2015 Universal Day For Children at the Internally Displaced People (IDP) Camp, Ikot Eyo in Akpabuyo local government area where the Bakassi refugees are kept. Universal Day

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Cross River Deputy Speaker Shares 5million For 236 Constituents

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November 22, 2015

By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Deputy Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Joseph Bassey, representing Calabar South State constituency 2 has supported two hundred and thirty-six (236) of his constituents financially. The support which was given in a ceremony recently in his constituency in Calabar South was in six categories:

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We Are Not Part Of Them – What Cross Riverians Are Saying About Biafra

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November 22, 2015

By Jonathan Ugbal Following the arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, protests have held in several cities and states across Nigeria with suggestions from some quarters that Cross River State was “willing” to support the secession bid. In fact, the map of Biafra that is being bandied around

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Cross River Councillors Protest Non-Payment Of Nine Months Allowances

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November 20, 2015

By Ubong Inyang Elected Local Government Councillors in Cross River State, under the aegis of Association of Local Government Legislators on Thursday stormed the state Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, Calabar protesting the non-payment of sundry allowances due to them for about nine months. The allowances are said to be statutory allowances like furniture

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Fighting Crime: Commercial Cyclists In Obudu To Wear Identification Tags – Community Relations Officer

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November 20, 2015

By Ikwen Atuaka/Linus Ogar The fight to checkmate the use of commercial motorcycles to commit crimes in Obudu took a different twist earlier this week as all members of the union will now have to wear special identification tags. This was made known by the new Community Relations Officer representing the constituency, Hon. Emmanuel Akwagiobe.

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Indifference Greets Power Supply In Obudu After Two Months

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November 20, 2015

By Ikwen Atuaka A show of indifference greeted the arrival of electricity Thursday, in Obudu local government area as the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) supplied power for the first time in over two months CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. It is still unclear at exactly what time in the morning that supply began with