By Vanguard Newspaper Governors Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Emmanuel Udom (Akwa Ibom), and Ben Ayade (Cross River), as constitutionally prescribed, will hand over power to the governors-elect of their respective states on May 29 after eight years in office. Preparations are already in top gear in the states with the inauguration of transition
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report A one-time Governor of Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke has asked former Nigeria’s Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to abandon his presidential ambition. Mr. Abubakar who was the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections had declared his intention to contest again
By Ushang Ewa The chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Desmond Akawor says the description of Governor Nyesom Wike as a security threat to Cross River by Alphonsus Eba, the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was akin to a millipede challenging an elephant. Mr. Eba had on Tuesday
In the odyssey, by Homer, hospitality is portrayed as the noblest of virtues. Zeus decreed that those who wish for the favor of the Gods must welcome foreign and domestic visitors with hospitality. “A man was supposed to offer the best of his food, his home, and his knowledge before ever asking for his guest’s
By Egufe Yafugborhi, Vanguard Newspaper In furtherance of his demand for accountability on Rivers State assets sold under the preceding administration, Governor Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, challenged his predecessor and Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, to account for proceeds of the Dash 8 Propeller aircraft sold to Cross River State. Wike, while briefing political
By Nsa Gill, The Nation Newspaper Discussions at a closed-door meeting in Abuja, of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike with stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State have been leaked, thereby generating conflicts among political interest groups in the party. The meeting, held last weekend in the home of the former
Senator Ben Ayade will vacate the office of Governor in the next 1 year, 10 months. Despite his impressive performance in industrialization and expansion of Government to accomodate more unemployed youths and adults, his recent political moves has created so much blank lines behind his political history. Can anyone truly trust Ayade to stand, fight
By Chuks Okocha, This Day Live The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Prince Uche Secondus said that he would not reply the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, who called him a liar, stating that it was the cross that he would carry as a leader. The Rivers State Governor, Wike had