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Hon. Paul Adah Escapes Assassination Attempt, Fingers Governor Ayade, It’s Cheap Publicity – Governor
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- February 3, 2016
By CrossRiverWatch admin The homes of the immediate past Commissioner representing Cross River State in the board of the Niger Delta Development Authority (NDDC) Paul Adah and former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Venatius Ikem were last night attacked by unknown gunmen who fired shots CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. Paul Adah
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Promoting Effective Youth Participation In Democracy In Cross River; Challenges And Solutions BY EMMANUEL ETIM
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- February 1, 2016
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
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Governor Ayade Must Read This BY Fr. EVARISTUS BASSEY
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- February 1, 2016
More than a year ago, precisely on January 2nd 2015, in a semi rural community called Oban Town, then Governor Liyel Imoke brought then candidate Ben Ayade as part of his entourage, to grace the Akachak Festival, the annual community carnival organised by the Ejagham East people in Oban Town. Imoke had promised to rank
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Nigerians Unfair To Buhari For Expecting So Much So Soon – Senator Owan Enoh
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- January 29, 2016
By CrossRiverWatch admin The senator representing Cross River Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Senator John Owan-Enoh, has urged Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari in his bid to tackle the challenges facing the country. Owan-Enoh, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, made the
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Youth, Electoral Violence And Advancement Of Democracy In Cross River State BY EMMANUEL ETIM
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- January 25, 2016
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
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Defections: Can Ayade Survive The Broom Revolution? BY INYALI PETER
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- January 19, 2016
Since the dawn of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria in 1999, Cross River has arguably been a strong hold of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP). The first democratically elected governor of the state in the current dispensation, Mr. Donald Duke ensured that all the political heavyweights in the state at the time and a few officials
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Governor Ayade: Standing For God And For The Youths BY SOLOMON ASHA/EMMANUEL ULAYI
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- January 19, 2016
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