By Maxwell Effiong Support groups have rolled out drums in support for 2023 governorship aspirant in Cross River State, Sir. Arthur Jarvis Archibong. The groups in a mega rally in Calabar said they pitch their tent with Mr. Jarvis as a trusted entrepreneur whom Cross Riverians should bang their hopes on, stressing he is the
In the winding months of 2014 into 2015, governor Imoke acquired the sobriquet, “sleeping governor” for his inability to evacuate the heaps of garbage that had overtaken several streets in Calabar. The entire government machinery was so distracted at the time that all the outcry landed on deaf ears. Election campaigns had started and Jedy
By Government House Press The ranks of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River swelled Thursday as prominent chieftains of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the Southern Senatorial district of the State and their supporters joined it’s rank. At the rally in Calabar to welcome the defectors, the State Governor, Sen. Ben
One of the latest entrants in the political lingo of Cross River State is “capacity”. It came not too far after “digital,” and has been more or less running concurrently with it. I don’t know their etymology, but I know their history is intrinsically linked with the joke that governance in Cross River State has
I am conscious of the various interpretations that will arise from this contribution as a consequence of whom the author is. If on this account, I fail to offer an opinion, then I will be morally unfit for the very insinuations that should have dissuaded me from putting forward this account. Background It is necessary
By Patrick Obia Monarchs in Etung Local Government Area of central Cross River have banned Oscar Ofuka, an aide of the State’s Governor, Ben Ayade and three others over the lingering Cocoa landlord communities crisis. Ofuka, a native of Bendeghe Ekiem is the Special Adviser, Cocoa development to Mr. Ayade. Others affected by the ban
By Patrick Obia In what was a classical departure from current trends, the Cross River State chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigerian (NYCN) gathered old and young in Calabar to discuss youth-centric issues with a simple message; the youths are the architect of their own future. That was the summary of the maiden
By Patrick Obia and Sunday Aborisade (Punch Newspaper) The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State and a former President of the Red Chamber, Senator David Mark, have commiserate with the family of the defunct Second Republic Senate President, Joseph Wayas, who died on Thursday. Lawan in a statement by