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  • Bakassi IDP’s praises Governor Ayade of Cross River State, seek better living standard

    Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has been described as a committed leader who has shown that he has the overall interest of the displaced people of Bakassi Peninsula at heart and is ready to work toward making life comfortable for the Bakassi Returnees.

    The National Coordinator of the Bakassi Returnees, Prince Astin-Joseph Inyang, stated this yesterday at the camp of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) of Bakassi returnees at Ikot Efiom/Obutong, Bakassi, at the occasion of the visit of Governor Ayade’s four media emissaries to the IDP camp.

    Inyang said that by sending four of his media aides to visit with them to see and hear their plights was a clear indication that Ayade truly has the interest of Bakassi people at heart, coupled with the fact that he has personally heard Governor Ayade in many forums spoken passionately about Bakassi people and the injustice that was meted out to them.

    He stressed the need for the Nigerian Government and the International community to cause Cameroon to respect the Green Tree Agreement signed in 2006, asserting that right from day one the Government of Cameroon has consistently violated the Green Tree Agreement to the detriment of the people of Bakassi.

    The National Coordinator of Bakassi Returnees used the occasion of the visit to passionately appealed for the immediate restoration of the Five Thousand naira Conditional Cash Transfer to the people to ameliorate their sufferings as many can no longer afford to send their child to the public primary schools, adding he also requested that two transformers be given to the IDP camp to give electric power to the camp.

    He disclosed that no Bakassi returnee has been trained on any skilled and appealed for the training of the youths of the Bakassi returnees in various vocations and trade and empower them to enable them provide for themselves, while calling on Ayade, the Federal government and the International community do urgently do something to address the injustice that has been meted out to the people of Bakassi.

    Speaking, the Village head of Efiom/Obutong Village, Chief Efiom Bassey Efiom, passionately appealed to the three tiers of government and the International community to come to their aid, while disclosing that Bakassi Returnees are not troublesome as is being peddled and that there are no militants among them, stressing that all that the people need is to live normal lives as every other Nigerian.

    Also speaking, the camp General coordinator, Moses Bassey Asuquo, also reiterated the need for the governments at all levels including the UNO to pay adequate attention to addressing the plights of the people of Bakassi, who according to him have been used as sacrificial lambs to keep the peace between Nigeria and Cameroon, and the need to call Cameroon to order to stop killing Bakasians fishermen and to release all Bakassi people and other Nigerians illegally detained in Cameroon prisons.

    A woman leader, Ekpo Asuquo Eyo, reiterated the fact that there were no militants among the returnees in the camp, the need for the immediate restoration of the conditional cash transfer and training of their youths in various trades and vocations, while thanking Governor Ayade for sending people to come and hear from them.

    On his part, Chief Okon Asuquo Okon thanked the governor for sending people to come and her from them and pleaded that greeter attention be paid to their welfare while at the same time stressed the need for government to do something Bakassi people detained by Cameroon government.

    In his address, the President, “De Voice of Displaced Bakassi Youths of Nigeria” Mr. Linus Asuquo Essien lamented the abuse of the human rights of the people by the Cameroon government and the neglect by the government of Nigeria for the past eight years right from 2008 when the territory was handed over to Cameroon, asked that a monthly stipend of at least Twenty Thousand (N20, 000.00) Naira only be given to each of the returnee to help them pay their children school fees.

    He called on the Nigerian government to liaise with the Camerounian authority to protect Nigerian fishermen in the ceded territory as well as help secure the release of those in prisons in Cameroon, and that government should provide scholarship or the displaced Bakassi youths to continue their school at various levels, provide skill acquisition to those living in the IDP camp as well as the provision of pipe borne water, electricity and adequate accommodation including recreational facilities, health centre among others.

    Essien also called on the Federal government and the UN to expedite action at resettling of Bakassi returnees and the need for the state and federal governments to take the complaints of the people of Bakassi seriously, adding he thanked governor Ayade for taking a personal interest on the people of Bakassi.

    Earlier, the Special Assistant to the governor on Electronic Media, Miss Beatrice Akpala informed the people that the media team was sent by the governor to interface with the people to hear their complaints and to assure them that the governor and the entire state are standing by the Bakassi returnees.

    Akpala said that the present administration in the state led by Senator Ben Ayade is committed to pursuing projects and programmes that would help to add value to the people of Bakassi and the state in general, and charged them to be patient and avoid any act that is not in line with the tenet of peace and harmony in the state.

    Speaking also, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Solomon Asha, assured the Bakassi Returnees that Governor Ayade is passionately committed to making life bearable within the limit of the state resources and that he has the passion to fight for their due to be given to them, asserting that the governor feel the way[M_1]  they, the Bakassi returnees feels, he is touched by the current plights of the people

    Asha told them that Ayade is fully aware of the global injustice meted to the people by the October 10, 2002 ICJ judgment and the final handing over in 2008, but that there was every need for the people to remain strong and in high spirit and be supportive of Ayade’s administration, his programmes and projects, bearing in mind that they were in their darkest hour of their night which is a clear indication that the day will soon break.

    On his part the Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Emmanuel Ulayi informed the people that at different forums Governor Ayade has spoken in clear term that he was not comfortable with the conditions of the people of Bakassi and how they were treated, and that Ayade is committed initiating programmes and projects that will be of immense benefit to the people of Bakassi.

    Ulayi assured them that Governor Ayade possess the passion and the drive to make things change for the better for the people, adding that the Bakassi Deep seaport will bring a lot of positive changes to people in that area, and charged them to continue to support the government of Ayade.

    Also another Media aide to Governor Ayade of Cross River, Paul Ojeka commended the people for being peaceful and supportive of the programmes and projects of Senator Ben Ayade, stressing that with the deep seaport, the living conditions of the people will be positively enhanced and thanked them for coming out in their numbers to welcome the governor’s representatives. visit to Bakassi returnees IDP camp was as a result of Governor Ben Ayade’s avowed commitments to ensure that challenges of the Bakassi people are adequately addressed. To this end, they called on federal government and United Nations to pay attention to their plights.

    ~Emmanuel Ulayi 

  • Throwback photos on July 29, can you tell us what year?

    It’s throwback things and this time, we giving it a top notch as we take you back to history.

    Although, many younger generation may not have any idea of these black and white photos, due to how History is being removed as a subject in our schools of today.

    But, to those who knows much can help us here. Please what year and where were the photos below taken?

  • The Role Of Agriculture In Development; Implications For Nigeria By Utum Innocent

    A majority of Nigeria’s population live in rural areas where poverty and deprivation are most severe. Since almost all rural households depend directly or indirectly on agriculture, and given the large contribution of this sector to the overall economy, it mightnseem obvious that agriculture should be a key component of growth and development.

    However, although agriculture-led growth played an important role in slashing poverty and transforming the economies of many Asian and Latin American countries, the strategy has not yet worked well in what i termed ‘modern Nigeria’.

    Most African countries have not yet met the requirements for a successful agricultural revolution, and factor productivity in African agriculture seriously lags behind the rest of the world. This has led to growing skepticism in the international development community about agriculture’s relevance to growth and poverty reduction.

    This article however, suggests that the ‘Agro-pessimism’ not only is unwarranted but also undermines attempts to accelerate growth and poverty reduction.

    While parts of Nigeria are indeed disadvantaged by unfavorable natural and geographic conditions, agriculture’s poor performance has often been due to under investment in physical, institutional, and human capital, as well as by attempts to bypass agriculture through isolated industrialization, often at the cost of agricultural stagnation and worsening poverty.

    The aim of this article is to also,examine whether the conventional wisdom on agriculture’s role in the development process is applicable to the contemporary circumstances faced by our different Geo-political zones in Nigeria.

    Here I referred to examine the six Geo-political zones and the empirical justification for why agricultural growth has powerful leverage effects on the rest of the economy, especially in the early stages of economic transformation when it accounts for large shares of national income, employment and exports. Through its linkages to the rest of the economy, agriculture can generate patterns of development that are employment-intensive and favorable for the poor.

    While there is a clear understanding of the
    conditions under which agriculture-led growth is most likely to succeed, many of these conditions either do not yet exist in Nigeria or need to improve further.

    However, the huge challenges facing Nigeria’s agriculture cannot be used as a justification for its neglect. Indeed, little evidence or theories exists to suggest that Nigeria can bypass an agricultural revolution if our country is to substantially increase growth and reduce poverty.

    Yet, while agriculture is generally an important component for Nigeria’s development, its ability to generate growth and reduce poverty varies across and within various Geo-political zones, as well as across different agricultural sub-sectors.

    Accordingly, this write-up presents a typology of our different zones contributions to the potential for agriculture to contribute to their growth.

    This typology is supplemented with in-depth case studies that examine the
    agriculture, growth, and poverty dynamics in south-south, south-east, south-west, north-west, north-east and north-central.
    These case studies all highlight that broad-based agricultural growth, particularly in conjunction with growth in the non agricultural sector, could contribute significantly to growth and poverty reduction.

    Within agriculture, the food staples sub-sector can offer the most poverty reduction in the the six Geo-political zones, particularly in the poorest sub regions of the country.

    Although important achievements have occurred in these zones, generating further agricultural growth to transform their economies will require meeting a number of conditions, such as increased investments in technology, infrastructure, markets and health, and improved governance.

    Note;

    • Agriculture accounts for more than half of GDP growth between 1960 and 1990.
    • Agricultural linkages changes with different stages of development.
    • Food availability can become a constraint of Economic growth.
    • Nutrition is a key determinant of  growth.
    • Growth in agriculture benefits the poor in both Rural and Urban Areas. 

  • What is your Need without a corresponding purpose and time Cross River?

    In the Germ of life, every need have its corresponding purpose and time,  but the limitations to reach these needs is stored up in the heart of impossibilities. Scarcity is man’s creation to hoard. Hoarding creates greed, doubt, fear and animosity.

    In time, to meet a set of needs, the Dinosaur was formed, to meet another, the Butterfly. Before it got to the time of man, we see the unlimited resourcefulness displaced by our creator in a thousand ways.

    To escape the dangers in the  water, land was sought. Pursued on land, it took to air. To breathe in the sea, it developed gills, stranded on land, it perfected lungs. To meet one kind of danger, it grew fur. In temperate climes, hair. Subject to alternate heat and cold, it produced feathers. But ever from the beginning, it showed it’s power to meet every changing condition, to answer every creature’s need.

    If  it has  been possible to kill this life Germ, it would have perished ages ago, when fire and flood, drought and famine followed each other in quick succession.  But obstacles,  misfortune,  cataclysms,  were to it merely new opportunities to assert its power. In fact, it required obstacles to awaken it, to show its energy and resource.

    Cross Riverians,  as all the monster beasts of antiquity, passed on.  Life principle stayed. Changing as each age changed, always developing, always improving.

    Call this “Principle of life Germ,” Nature, call it Providence,    call it what you will, rising to meet every need in life, requires your positive efforts, desire and conviction, faith and believe in whatever you put your mind to.

    God never made the abundance of environment to suffocate man, rather to expand man’s knowledge in sorting for the best means to reach his needs. Early industrialist, met so much iron, and built and program their world to be iron driven, today iron is replaced with plastic and we have a Plastic driven world.

    Today we have the Scarp Agency, because man in his wastage during time of plenty, have to  revolutionize his thought system to recycle as desirable materials became limited or too far or hoarded by greed.

    In like manner today, Governor Ayade dream lofty dreams, our ability to recognise these lofty dreams as our needs, shows this is the corresponding time and purpose of this dream. And as we dream along, so shall we become.

    “Our vision is the promise of what we shall one day be; our ideal stored strongly in these dreams is the prophesy of what we shall at last unveil.”

    My steps are getting stronger by day, my sight getting brighter and my hopes are beginning to be galvanised with fulfilment.

     If we therefore regard the fulfilment of our purpose as contingent upon any circumstance, past, present or future, we are not making use of first cause. We have descended to the level of secondary causation,  which is the region of doubts fears and limitations.

    Do not let a minute of your breathe for impossibilities,  alibis and excuses of no money. You can draw money with ideas. Our deep seaport and superhighway are ideas drawing money for themselves.

    “When you think it, you can make it.”

  • Nigerian’s cried out after the commissioning of Lagos-Kano railway by President Buhari

    There’s a commotion right now on social media as many Nigerians cried out after the commissioning of Lagos-Kano railway by President Buhari. Trending now is the hashtag, #ThisLiesMustStop. Please all the comments below….

    This lies must stop:

    They told us that Goodluck Jonathan have looted Nigeria completely,nothing remain.

    OK. It means as at the time Jonathan was leaving,not a dime was left.

    So where did we get the billions we used for foreign trips, bail out for states and salaries?

    If Buhari and his co travelers are not lying lairs,how come pure water was #5 in my street till Jonathan the destroyer left.and now its #10 under the re-bounder?

    Jonathan looted Nigeria dry yet we had enough food to eat and drink,we could buy fuel @ #86 and kerosene @ #50.we could pay NEPA bills and lots more.

    Today our messiah have come, he is recovering all that Jonathan stole, people are returning their loots,there is no more stealing,no more wastage,no more leakages,and I expect our living conditions to be several times better than it was under Jonathan,but as we can all see,the hunger,suffering and pains is getting worse by the day.

    The suffering we are seeing under this Buhari government is the worse I have ever seen.

    They are still lying to us that Jonathan is the cause of our suffering and Buhari is the cure.
    Now assuming we were suffering under Jonathan shouldn’t we be smiling now?

    If Buhari is the cure,how come we are suffering under him,or is this suffering his own explanation of change?

    This lies must stop.

    A thief stole your property for long and you didn’t feel any pains,now that you are recovering all that you lost,instead of smiling you are now feeling the pains.

    Anyone who smiles The day he was robbed and cry the day the robbers are apprehended is a calamitous calamity.

    This lies must stop:

    Let’s tell ourselves The gospel truth, Buhari lacks knowledge of what exactly to do. Hosea 4:6….”my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge”

    Frankly speaking knowledge is a scarce resource in this government.all they dish out daily is lies and propaganda.

    The only project to be commissioned by Buhari is Jonathan’s project.

    Buhari should tell us the truth for once,this is how hard life was in his first rule,we suffered like this until Babangida saved us,who will save us this time?

    Under Jonathan dogs eat bones no meat,we voted for buhari so our dogs can eat meat, but now they eat corn and drink garri. Men now measure yams and ingredients for their wives to cook,people are crying, hunger is biting harder, who will save us this time? Babangida where are you?

  • PHOTOS: C’Riverians rally in support of Gov Ayade’s led Administration, sends warning to mischief makers

    Cross Riverians and members of the South South Solidarity Forum rally in support of Governor Ayade’s led Administration, sends warning to mischief makers to allow the Governor to work for the benefit of the state.

    Also addressing them was the Deputy governor of Cross River State, Prof Evara Esu who was pleased by the peaceful act put by the youths.

    See photos below….

  • Governor Ayade: Leading from the front the leader Cross River needs

    One irrefutable characteristic common to leaders with an uncommon passion to serve their people and mankind in general, be it in the military, politics, religious and other areas is that they are not in any way afraid of taking action they know will be for the interests of all, they are never scar e of criticisms, they are never afraid to lead from the front, and not from the rear like cowards.

    They lead by example, they give directive /command to the people like a real military commander in a battle front, they are ready to confront the enemies’ hosts frontally, employing skills, tact, intelligence and then prowess. They take the bashing on behalf of those they lead and damned the consequences.

    Cross River Governor, Senator Benedict Ayade is one leader who has so far proven to possess these rare qualities as succinctly stated above. Presiding over the affairs of a state in financial wilderness due to near zero allocation from the federation account in the past 13 months plus and still able to eke out financial water out of the dry desert rocks to run the Cross River, pay salaries, carry out infrastructure/ social and industrial development is a miracle to Cross Riverians, Nigerians and even foreigners.

    As a leader who is vast, multi-talented with an outstanding power of oratory, a true leader and commander, and a knowledgeable one for that instance, refuses to stay back, fold his arms and lament as some will, but rather took the bull by the horns by going to convince and attract down investors to the state to invest in some major areas industrially and educationally. Not even the acidic critics of some Cross Riverians could detract and cause him to defocus from his set developmental course, as he recently stated lucidly that “criticism is an inspirational tonic” to him, it is a motivator, hence rather than cause him sleepless night , it encourages him.

    Is there any wonder that recently the former governor of Imo state, Ikedi G. Ohakim described Senator Ben Ayade as the new national reference on leadership?

    A fearless commander and leader as he is, when Ayade heard about the security situation in the state while away outside the country, came back and immediately took a very radical proactive measure as a leader who leads his people from the front by calling an enlarged security meeting with the Commissioner of Police, Cross River, all the service Chiefs Army Navy and Air Force) and other paramilitary organizations in the state, and shortly after the meeting, addressed the press and sounded a clear warning to criminals and those who harbor them that the government will go after them.

    A day to the enlarged security meeting, Governor Ben Ayade had received the Consul-General of France in his entourage which included some officials of Lafarge company in his private residence, State Housing, Calabar, where the talks did not only centred on business and the water project by the French government in Obubra and Okpoma, but also on security where the governor gave them a firm assurance that the state government will ensure that French companies and other companies operating in the state do so in safety.

    In that meeting, Governor Ayade informed the Consul-General of France that Cross River will establish the Cross River Homeland Security Service and formally reported it in the press conference the following day. He said that the Homeland Security would be a non-arm bearing and voluntary outfit that will gather intelligence report, and share such with other security agents.

    As a follow up to the security meeting and the press conference, the next day being Saturday, July 9, 2016, Governor Ben Ayade personally led all the service Chiefs, the Commissioner of Police, Cross river and other heads of paramilitary organizations in a ride/track along the streets/highways of Calabar in an operation code-named, “Operation Show of Force”, to give confident to the residents of Calabar that the government and the security agents were fully on ground to protect their lives and property, while at the same time warning the criminal elements that they were coming after them in earnest.

    The same day, security personnel were dispatch to all the streets of Calabar to checkmate the activities of criminals, kidnappers, hoodlums and other undesirable elements and characters in the state and Calabar in particular just as Calabar city has been split into 11 security sections for easy coverage and administration by the security agents, and this is to be sustained until the bad guys are flush out.

    To ensure that Cross Riverians live in peace and harmony and that there is intra and inter-community harmony, Governor Ayade equally called and had a meeting with traditional Rulers Council in the state and appealed to the natural rulers to ensure that peaceful co-existence and harmony prevails in their various domains, while warning that the state government will decertified traditional rulers who would not maintain peace in their various communities.

    Efforts of Governor Ayade especially in the area of ensuring that there is a conducive environment for both local and foreign investors and their investments in Cross River has not gone unnoticed even by the international community as recently the United States through its outgone ambassador to Nigeria emphatically stated that Cross River state remains a favourite state in Nigeria to do business and for investors.

    Again, as a leader with the interest of his people rooted deeply in his heart, after ensuring that security personnel were dispatched to Calabar streets to maintain firm security in the metropolis, Ayade also directed the commencement of a radio programme in the Cross River Broadcasting Corporation anchored by Beatrice Akpala, Solomon Asha and Emmanuel Ulayi, to give Cross Riverians and other Nigerians the opportunity to directly seek for accountability and explanation on government policies and programme from agents of government in the various ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) in Cross River, including the very sensitive issue of security.

    Within this short period, five public officers, the Speaker of Cross River House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. John Gaul Lebo, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr. Joe Oshie Abang, the commissioner for Women Affairs, Hon. Stella Odey, the State Security adviser, Mr. Jude Ngaji and the Commissioner of Police, Cross River, Mr. Jimoh O. Ozi-Obeh have in two radio programmes of one hour each featured and gave explanation/answers to questions from the presenters and the text messages from members of the public to Cross Riverians, other Nigerians and foreigners residing and carrying out legitimate businesses in the state.

    In the two programmes, the five official guests from the Cross River government speaking on the topics, “Building the Cross River State of our Dream” and “Security in Cross River State” succinctly and sincerely provided information and answers bordering on what the state government is doing to realize our dream Cross River as well as provide adequate security for lives and property in the state and the responsibility of citizens in that direction.

     Cross Riverians and other Nigerians were also given detailed information on the numbers of Bills so far before the CRHA and those already passed into law, the government efforts aimed at ensuring the institutionalization of the culture of quick dispensation of justice, promoting alternative dispute settlement mostly on matters between government and a private citizen or a corporate organization, and the prime place given to women in the present political dispensation as well as effort to ensure that they benefit from the Bank of Industry, Bank of Agriculture and other banks incentives/soft loans and grants.

    The people are also strongly advised to as from henceforth be more interested on what goes on around them, the activities of their neighbours, and the need for parents to monitor very closely their children activities and friends and that there was also need to return back to hose old time but cherished values and virtues where we were our brothers and sisters keepers. They people were also advised to report any suspicious person or persons and movement to the government and the law enforcement agents for prompt intervention as the Commissioner of Police a d State Security Adviser’s numbers are in public domain including the numbers form the 11 security sections of Calabar.

    Investigations by these writers and some of the information received from the public during the two lived radio programmes so far indicates that Cross Riverians and other Nigerians in cross River are happy with the security measures so far taken by the state government, indicating that the administration of Senator Ayade is on track.

    Ayade has indeed so far so good proven that he is a leader and commander that can be trusted, and he has shown that by words and action as he has increased allocation to security sector to ensure the adequate protection of lives and property of the people he loves so much.

    Indeed, Governor Ayade is a true leader who leads from the front.

  • PHOTOS: Bakassi Returnees Called On FG, UN To Pay Attention To Their Plights

    The Special Adviser to the Governor Emmanuel Ulayi visited to Bakassi returnees IDP camp on the 27th July  2016 as a result of Governor Ben Ayade’s avowed commitments to ensure that challenges of the Bakassi people are adequately addressed.

    The IDPs and returnees from Bakassi camp have stress out their voice of sympathy as they called on Federal Government, FG, of Nigeria and the United Nations, UN, to pay attention to their plights.

    Check out photos of the Bakassi IDPs at the Camp below…

    If you’re reading this, please do what you can at your power to help them. They’re humans, Cross Riverians and Nigerians. 

  • Liyel Imoke, Former PDP Emperor Now A Political Beggar By Ogon Bonaventure

    The former governor of Cross River Liyel Imoke whose voice thundered in the whole of the 196 council wards of the state from the creeks of Calabar south, Bakassi to the mountain of Obanliku and the grassland of Bekwarra and Yala like a growling lion, is now sober, frail and sick looking.

    His grey hair now looks dull grey and brown like an old baboon. He complain of all his closest associate then, now deserting him, he prized himself a demagogue then, but today he confess that he “traded certainty for uncertainty”.

    This was the exact words he described himself when he Nicodemously visited Prince Goddy Jeddy Agba by 2:00AM sometime ago, begging with red eyes. The forgiving  prince with the heart of an angel, forgave him to paved his ways with God. If the holy Bible says the consequence of sin is death, the soul that sinneth shall die, does he deserved forgiveness? Those rival he betrayed politically should not allow him close to themselves again.

    Rumours had it yesterday that he even call sen.Victor Ndoma Egba on Friday night begging for forgiveness,oh see how the mighty are fallen, did he ever thought of this day in 2015?. The worst that happen to him presently is his forceful retirement from politics by the one he imposed on us, during the last congress of PDP in Cross River State, the governor make sure he dismantle all the structures put in place by Imoke, and replace them with his appointees. He made sure all the senators, Reps members and all the state legislators had no say in electing the new party structure in the state. With this act, he had retired Imoke permanently from politics.

    Imoke knew this,he had no alternative than to make peace with those he thought he could forcefully retire from politics in 2015. Some time ago, he personally and later send delegation to beg chief Okoi Obono-obla the SA to the president on prosecution, whom he once sue 1 billion for defamation.

    The present fate of Sen. Liyel Imoke should be a moral lessons for some political godfather,who derived pleasure in imposition and impunity which is gradually becoming an old fashion. A man who imposed all the political positions in Cross River State,whose voice was intimidating like the voice of a lion in the forest is now going around begging all those he booted out for forgiveness and those he booted in now see him with contempt.

    ~Ogon Bonaventure

  • Cross Riverians, Living in the Past, Sacred of the Present, Refusing a grip on the Future by Inok Solomon

    There are no miracles apart from the miracles of our hands and brains. There is no freedom in sentiments. Polygamy is a test of creative thinking, diversity is the greatest tools to human development and growth. America is one such example.

    While the South lives in Nimrod’s school of thought and the Central are Claiming Israel’s ownership and battling by day with their Philistines neighbours, the North see no centre to hold.

    Nigeria Politics the god of disorientation is moving like a wounded Bull, seeking to make sure no seed of true growth and development takes its roots. If only we can retrace our minds back to what happened to Nimrod’s Tower of Babel,  the Israelites bitter lost that continued  till date, and the disunity pitfalls that  kingdoms have suffered over the years, we will recount our steps and ask development questions.

    The weakest man on earth is the man whose God is Nigeria Political thought system. His willpower is sold to the devil and progress to him is only but within him. He becomes a wanderer and preaches good that he have no willpower or background knowledge to achieve.

    Every request, every opposition, every protest, gets it’s strength from the store house of sentiments. Due to this factor, we lack true growth arguments as to why we do things. When  90 percent protest factors are all based on sentiments and Nigeria political thought system, the direction becomes war.

    The South are living in their already collapsing tower, not ready to see reasons. Meanwhile all roads leading to the tower from outside world are cut off. They preach by day the glories of a dilapidated tower, refusing to accept it’s falling state and disconnection from the outside world.

    The central are fighting for Jerusalem, the city of God with their Philistines neighbours who have also claimed heritage of Jerusalem.  While they fight, nature is disconnecting them from passable linkages. They give no hopes to those who may consider the use of their roads worthy. As destruction of lives and properties knows not who the real enemy is.

    The North, Brainwashed with the Sentimental dreams of an Old province refused to notices that even within the old province, Unity is a rare commodity. While they live in the wallows of Sentiments,  their cries are basically on being deprived without understanding that lack of unity is the major key to their deprivation. Them too are cut off from the collapsing tower brothers or take trek 7 years to get there.

    With all these decay, Nigeria Politics remain the only god of redemption,  emancipation and freedom line.

    Today we sit like slaves waiting for Nigeria Political Slave masters who holds the keys of future dates to come. Yet we refuse to stand up and make use of what God has put in our hands. Our brains, resource and natural abilities potentials. With vitality and energy, we will our efforts instead to discontent.

    If the Devil returns to Adam and ask him to repent and together beg God for forgiveness,  will we all not accept the new era that will come? If an Atam man, like the South will call,  if a Businessman as the Central will call and our brother who is refusing us like Jonathan as the North insinuates, can come up to first think of linking us back to the world through the Superhighway, expand our  financial standings through the Deep Seaport and up till date, we wait for our position in these projects to be decided by foreigners,  where is the Yesterday Cross River? Today’s Cross River?  and Tomorrow Cross River?

    Can a death body separate itself from the grave? Or a death fish from floating atop the river? Politics Oh! Politics,  why do you blind the minds of my people? A loving people with open minds and kind heritage.

    Cross River Arise!

    ~Inok Solomon