By Jonathan Ugbal Governor Benedict Ayade of Cross River Satet and his deputy, Professor Ivara Esu were absent as Governors of the 17 southern States of Nigeria met in Asaba, the Delta State capital and announced their position on open grazing and restructuring among other pressing issues. Mr. Ayade has over the years missed several
By Margaret John and Patrick Obia A former attorney general of Cross River State and a gubernatorial aspirant of the Social Democratic Party, Mr. Eyo Ekpo has said that the state will not achieve its full potential until Nigeria as a country stops being a federation only in nomenclature. Ekpo made the assertion while speaking
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Illicit drug trafficking and abuse have remained a quandary in Nigeria for decades now. The extent of this mire or messy muddle was first brought to public attention on 10 April 1985 during what might be termed Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘First Missionary Journey’ to Nigeria. We could term it so because on the
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Following the clamor for restructuring of the Nigerian federal system of government, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade and Chairman of the Southern Senators Forum, Senator Hope Uzodinma have said the National Assembly is in the best position to drive the country forward or
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it will engage the citizenry in Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Rivers state in Uyo on Thursday as part of its bid to to garner the public’s opinion on true federalism. The committee on true federalism in a sponsored flier said it will be