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2023: Zoning Under Threat As Stakeholders Kick In Cross River

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By Anietie Akpan The age-long zoning arrangement in Cross River State is under threat as some political gladiators are tinkering with the power rotation, arguing that it breeds mediocrity. A school of thought is of the opinion that the three senatorial zones in the state have tasted the governorship; hence the next governor can come…

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CR PDP Chairman, Shares Road Notes  From Kutiang II, Obudu!

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I started my day at Kutiang II, Obudu. Kutiang II is a remote village sandwiched between Bendi in Obanliku and Bateriko in Boki LGA, Cross River State. The community is to say the least deprived of all modern amenities. The other night Senator. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, called and asked me to suggest a school for…

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NIGERIA At 61: The Imperative Of National Unity

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The job of unifying the various ethnic, religious, political and socioeconomic assemblage in Nigeria has remained a terrible national challenge more than 100 years after amalgamation in 1914. This is very puzzling considering that all government administrations since independence in 1960 have made national unity their primary agenda. Corollary programmes, policies and mantras including incorporation…

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CR State, PDP And The 2023 Gubernatorial Elections

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The just concluded state congress of the PDP Cross River State Chapter obviously confounded the traducers of the party in the state, particularly the de-campees from PDP led by Gov. Ben Ayade who have gone to congregate in the APC. The PDP showed its maturity and political sagacity in the manner in which the conflicting…

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OGOJA/YALA REPS POSITION: Why Ukelle Has To Put Its Best Foot Forward

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By Comrade James Asel In comparative analysis, the use of superlatives is indispensable. That is while taking an indepth look, howbeit, dispassionately into political events, economic circumstances, natural occurrences and even in individual affairs, there are always difference.levels. Human beings may all be created the same with flesh and blood, so to speak, yet we…

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OPINION: The Calabar/Ogoja Accord Has Been Overtaken By Events

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It is surprising and curious that politicians in Cross River State continue to rely on the so-called Calabar/Ogoja Accord (when it is convenient) to contend with who gets what, when and how, in the State. The truth is that this ACCORD is otiose, unenforceable, and has been overtaken by events. The Accord was reached in…

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