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| Eyo Ekpo |
Nyok|12 November 2018
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Cross River State, Barr. Eyo Ekpo, says he would use three kinds of money to fix the issue of financial governance in Cross River State if elected governor in 2019 NEGROIDHAVEN can report authoritatively.
He was speaking at a media parley with online news platforms in the state on Saturday at the party’s campaign office in Calabar, the state capital.
Fielding questions on how he intends to change the state’s financial fortune and reposition it on the path of sustainability, the former attorney general and commissioner for justice, said he would first of all take stock of the state debts profile, restructure it and evolved workable modalities for efficient financial and resource management system that would put the state on the path of sustainable economic and social progress.
Barr. Ekpo however expressed doubt if the governor, Prof. Ben Ayade actually knows the amount Cross River owes as debts. While arguing that federal allocation alone cannot bring the desired transformation the state needs, he assured that he would put in place adequate security and necessary conditions that will attract large volume investments from the private sector and non-governmental organisations.
He said: ‘There are three kinds of money, public sector- which is the one we get from FAAC and IGR, there’s NGO money and there’s private sector money.
Anybody that wants to depend on public sector money would fail. You must bring in the two other sources of funding. In order to do that, you must commit yourself to principles that encourage that kind of money to come in…
Anybody that wants to depend on public sector money would fail. You must bring in the two other sources of funding. In order to do that, you must commit yourself to principles that encourage that kind of money to come in…
‘You must maintain law and order first. You must have an environment that is inviting. You must understand what makes those people with that kind of money come to your environment, and you must commit to doing those things that they like. So, you must be transparent and run a competent government.
‘What I would do differently; first, I will take stock of our debts. Nobody knows in Cross River how much we owe, who we owe… I am not not even sure that he (Ayade) knows because I have never seen or heard him saying anything about our debts’.
Efio-Ita Nyok
Is the Blogger-in-Chief, Editor-in-Chief & Publisher of NEGROIDHAVEN
Is the Blogger-in-Chief, Editor-in-Chief & Publisher of NEGROIDHAVEN