When in his Inaugural Speech Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Nigeria promised “We shall bring new vistas of hope by expanding the means of production, increasing access to capital and catalyzing our value chain” many critics dismissed this as mere rhetoric and were quick to say “we have heard all of these before”.
INTRODUCTION Recently, the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly and Member representing Abi State Constituency Hon. John Gaul Lebo communicated his plans to unveil the Abi State Constituency Development Strategy. He said that as part of the strategy, 3 strategic areas will the subject of focus. 1) Educational Discovery Initiatives and Scholarship.
As part of the then Eastern Nigeria, South-Eastern state was created in May, 1967 and renamed Cross River State in 1976 while the current Cross River State was reconfigured in 1987 when Akwa Ibom State was carved out of the former South Eastern State structure. With a population of about 3 million persons (2,892,988 from
According to the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Julius A. Okojie, OON, “It is a tradition for every university to graduate her students and convocate such graduands in an official ceremony, where degrees are awarded to students and honorary graduates”. It has therefore become imperative, for one to question why the Cross River
INTRODUCTION Democracy is a government of the people; especially: rule of the majority. Youth make up more than 50% of the total population in Cross River State. From this it is clear that youths form an important demographic in the democratic structure of the state. Can there then be a credible representative democracy in the
The recently held elections in Bayelsa State, and the widespread violence which marred it, is a low point in the democratic growth of our country, Nigeria. It was reported in the media that tens of people were killed or injured in the main election and the supplementary election which took place in the state. Discernible
The best legacy that leadership in political authority at any given time and place can proudly bequeath to the future generation is when that authority deliberately decides to equip in all ramifications, the youths who are a bridge between the present and the future, those who will be the leaders of tomorrow. Provision of a
We have entered a new year 2016 which happens to be an election year in Cross River State as we expect the present Local Government Administration to come to an end and prepare to elect a new set of leaders at that level. I will like to use this platform to reach out to an