Organized Labour under the aegis of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Cross River State has embarked on a two-day warning strike in response to demands for a minimum wage. This is coming on the heels of a stalled negotiation between the state chapter of NLC and TUC. While it…
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As it is with Nigerian politicians; and in the realm of governance, it has always been common place to promise in poetry and deliver in prose. Promises are often mere rhetoric, lost in the labyrinth of political discourse. However, the recent actions of the Cross River State governor, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu mark a…
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By Linus Obogo At a time when good governance is considered a desideratum, and recognized as pivotal for socio-economic advancement, but has, however, become a mirage, Governor Bassey Otu’s recent meeting with critical stakeholders in the state indicates a giant leap towards inclusive and sustainable development. The engagement which held Tuesday, last week, at Hoggis…
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In dramaturgy, there is rarely a connection with fictional drama and reality. But there now appears to be a confluence of the two after reading Elias Ozikpu’s horrible and despicable open letter. In his desperate attempt at dramatizing governance in Cross River State, he furtively struggled to align his fiction of governance with reality by…
Linus Obogo, Deputy Chief Press Secretary to CRS Governor, Ben Ayade, in this essay, makes a case for why Ayade is running for reelection If the submission of American author, Jonas Salk that the reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more holds true, then, Cross River State governor, Professor Ben may…
