‘‘We need leaders of inspired idealism, leaders to who are granted great visions, who dream greatly and strive to make their dreams come true; who can kindle the people with the fire from their burning souls’’ – Theodore Roosevelt The practice of liberal and constitutional democracy in Nigeria is getting increasingly fraught with the clamor
From the fits and starts of intervening Civilian and Military rule of decades past, democracy finally settled and stabilized in Nigeria in I999. Since then, to present day it has been unbroken civilian rule. It is therefore a given and common sense that when Cross Riverians talk of ZONING OF THE GOVERNORSHIP OF THE STATE,
By Maxwell Effiong Another group, Southern Solidarity Front has joined the train of those seeking for continuation of the zoning formula in Cross River State politics. The group led by the State Commissioner of Solid Minerals, Hon. George O’Ben Etchi posited in a press conference yesterday in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State that
By Maxwell Effiong Code 888, a Cross River political group has sued that zoning be continued in the State, suggesting that, come 2023 the Governorship seat be left for the Southern Senatorial District. The group in a media parley in Calabar made the suggestion where it’s Director General, Maurice Nkong in his address to declare
By Omeiza Ajayi, Vanguard Newspaper A former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has weighed in on the debate regarding zoning of the party’s presidential ticket in 2023, saying there is no dispute regarding the subject as it is “universally agreed” that the next president must come from the
By Archibong Jeremiah and David Nsa As 2019 approach and the heat of who should occupy the Perogrino House (Cross River State Government House, Daimond Hill) intensifies 47 Stakeholders from the Northern and Southern Senatorial district have convened and recommend that zoning be maintained in the next general election and beyond. According to them zoning
There was echo of joy and sigh of relief when fringe opposition parties in Nigeria came together to form a major opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2013. To many Nigerians, the formation of APC was the beginning of the birth of a new Nigeria State where equal opportunities would hod sway, dreams
By Inyali Peter Ahead of the primary elections of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to select candidates for the 2019 general elections, members of the party from the northern senatorial district have threatened to boycott all activities relating to the party of the agreement on zoning is not respected. The senatorial district comprises five local