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PDP CRS in Crisis As Governorship and Senatorial Candidate Clash Over Support For Atiku.

Just few days after launching the governorship campaign in Cross River State crisis have erupted in the camp of the faction of the People Democratic Party loyal to Gov. Nyesom Wike.

The crisis according to our source is between Sen. Jarigbe Agom the senatorial candidate of the party in the northern senatorial district and Sen. Sandy Onor the state governorship candidate of the party.

An impeccable source who spoke to our correspondent alluded the crisis to the disagreement between Sen. Jarigbe and Sen. Sandy Onor over support for the presidential candidate of the party Atiku Abubakar.

Already the party has been divided into two groups, the Atiku group led by former Gov. Liyel Imoke and the Wike group led by Sen. Sandy Onor.

The Wike group have been instructed not to campaign for Atiku while the Liyel group have taken up the responsibility of delivering Atiku in the state, if they will work for Wike governorship candidate is what we cannot say for now.

According to our source, crisis began when Sen. Jarigbe who is a member of the Wike group insisted that it is a wrong political strategy not to campaign for the party presidential candidate as it will have a backlash and affect his own senatorial elections since the elections are happening on the same date and at the same time. In his wisdom Sen. Jarigbe believes that if there is a discordant tune from PDP supporters on the election day it will give advantage to the ruling party in thr elections which wi affect his own chances. But Sen. Sandy will not hear of it, he insisted that they must adhere strictly to their leader (Wike) instruction of not campaigning for Atiku Abubakar. The disagreement got heated and Sen. Jarigbe was said to have walked out on his party governorship candidate.

Unconfirmed report suggest that in the midst of the disagreement a scuffle ensued between Sen. Jarigbe security details and Sen. Sandy associates that led to the killing of Sen. Sandy cousin. Another account says it was an accidental discharge from Sen. Sandy security details. The deceased name is given as Okey Mbeh Ita from Nsofang ward. He is said to have graduated many years ago and have been following Sen. Sandy in search of a job, he left behind a wife and two children.

According to our source leaders of the party in northern Cross River has this morning held an emergency meeting with the two leaders in a bid to settle the crisis and sustain the hope of the party at next months polls.

More information will be reported as things unfold.

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Ayade swears in first non-indigene Muslim Commissioner, 12 others in Cross River

Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, Tuesday swore in Alhaji Adamu Uba Musa and 12 others as commissioners.

Following this development, Alhaji Musa becomes the first non-indigene Muslim to be appointed a commissioner in the state.

The Governor also used the occasion to announce a minor cabinet reshuffle in two Ministries which led to Eric Anderson to become the new Commissioner for Information and Orientation.

The new commissioners filled positions made vacant by their former occupants who left either to vie for elective offices or resigned following the governor’s defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The swearing-in ceremony which took place at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Calabar had in attendance the Deputy Governor, Professor Evara Esu, the State Chief Judge, Honourable Justice Akon Ikpeme, First Lady, Dr Linda Ayade among other top government functionaries and guests.

Speaking, Governor Ayade urged the new commissioners to work assiduously to ensure that his administration finished strong.

According to him, ” your coming on board is not by accident; you have been carefully selected based on your integrity and competence to bring your wealth of experiences to bear on our administration.

“I, therefore, charge you to work assiduously to ensure that we finish strong as an administration. Your jobs are all cut out for you, I expect that you make our dear state proud”

Responding on behalf of the new Commissioners, Dr Janet Ekpenyong who replaced APC’s National Woman Leader, Dr Betta Edu, as Commissioner for Health, commended the governor for “finding us worthy to join you in the crystallization of Cross River state, changing and transforming our state for the betterment of all Cross Riverians”

Dr Ekpenyong, who was before her new position, the Director-General of Cross River Primary HealthCare, pledged that she and her colleagues would represent the governor well in their various ministries.

“We will work in line with your vision and plan for Cross River state”, the new Health Commissioner said.

The other newly sworn-in Commissioners and their portfolios are: Mrs Ekwele Agube (Sustainable Development), Prince Sunday Williams Awara( Social Housing), Hon. Wogor Umari( Homeland Security), Dr Hippolytus Lukputa ( Water Resources), Patrick Ebam( Special Duties), Okama Inyang( Infrastructure).

The rest are, Janet Eyo Nsing( Climate Change), Hon. Goddy Eta( Finance), Hon.Arikpo Pius Edet ( Science and Technology), Ntufam Ekpenyong Effiom Iso(Culture and Tourism), Associate Professor Gertrude Njar( Women Affairs), Alhaji Adamu Uba Musa( Inter-Governmental Affairs).

Hon. Eric Anderson, the former Commissioner for Culture and Tourism was named the new Commissioner for Information while Oliver Orok, hitherto Commissioner for Sustainable Development now takes charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

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2023: Tinubu to make Kano the biggest economic capital of the Sahel – Dr. Betta Edu

Kano city witnessed mammoth crowd gathered in their millions in solidarity and support for the front runner of the 2023 Presidential Election the APC Presidential Candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who promised to make Kano state an International Commercial Hub of the Sahel.

Asiwaju had also promised to make many Business Men and Women becomes Billioners when he becomes the president of Nigeria. Since Kano state is popularly known for its commerce in the Sahel, Asiwaju Tinubu had promised to reposition and revitalize the state economy building on what President Buhari and Governor Ganduje has done in the state by gainfully empowering small and medium scale enterprises, industries and businesses which will solve the unemployment issues in Kano and North west.

Conversly, Dr. Betta Edu the ebullient National Women Leader of the ruling party APC had in a media correspondence conscientize the good women of Kano state to support and vote for Asiwaju Tinubu as the only candidate who will give women good representation and empowerment he will make over 10,000 Business women billionaires from the region through targeted empowerment.

At the rally were APC National Chairman Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Presidential Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima, host Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, PCC Director-General of Tinubu/Shettima campaign Governor Simon Lalong (Plateau), Governor of Kaduna, KEBBI, jigawa, Brono, Kastina, Zamfara amongst others. APC National Women Leader Dr Betta Edu,and members of the APC National Working Committee were present

Also in attendance were Governors H.E Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi) H.E Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa) H.E Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) H.E El Rufai (Kaduna)

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Chief Orim, Jeddy Agba, Others Attend NDDC Governing Council Inauguration

The Chief of Staff to CRS Governor, Chief Hon (Dr) Martin Orim, the Honourable Minister of Power, Prince Jeddy Agba and other top politicians joined the inauguration of Hon Orok Duke and others into the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.

Those inaugurated by the NDDC Minster, Umana Okon Umana are expected to stay for an initial term of four years according to section 3 (1) of the NDDC Act.

Hon. Orok Duke who was among those inaugurated is a former House of Assembly member and Deputy Speaker from Calabar South, Cross River State.

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Chief Orim Visits Okiro, Ofambe communities, Distributes Christmas and New Year Packages

The Chief of Staff to the Governor of Cross River State and Chairman of GFO Orim Foundation, Chief (Dr) Martin Orim took out time yesterday to visit the two villages of Ubang Ward: Okiro and Ofambe as a continuation of his Christmas and new year tour around his catchment area.

The tour which was purely a visit to his people to say “thank you for standing by me, merry Christmas and a happy new year” Ubang Ward is made up of three big villages which is Okweriseng. Ofambe and Okiro are villages blessed with a unique gift of language where men speak differently from women.

The two villages came out in their numbers to welcome him with chant of songs and displaying all sorts of print billboards with different inscriptions to show love, acceptibility and support.

In responding to the request made by the people of Okiro on areas of needs in the community, Chief (Dr) Martin Orim who will stop at nothing by providing succour to his people gave out: bags of rice, 500k each to the three churches in the community, 1m to acquire laboratory equipments for the community school and 500k for the Christmas and new year celebration.

The people of Okiro in their prayers bless their own and promise to stand strong behind him in the forth coming elections by ensuring that APC wins from top to bottom.

In Ofambe, Chief (Dr) Martin Orim was welcome with a large crowd of both men, women and youth cheating songs in their different tongues to say welcome.

After words of appreciation from the community chairman, the women rep and youth rep too, the senior Chief and clan head of Ofambe village took turn to bless their son by calling on the ancestral father’s of the Ubang communities to provide him with the Ubang shield.

Chief (Dr) Martin Orim also promise to pay attention to areas of needs within the community. He celebrated the Christmas cum new year with bags of rice and cash.

The climax of the event was the received of defectors from from a limb party call PDP which shows it total collapse in Ofambe Village.

Credit: Abua Romanus

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Amanke felicitates with Obanliku on the occasion of new year celebration

Cross River State Commissioner for Education and Campaign DG of the All Progressive Congress, Obanliku Local Government Area,  Hon. Dr. Amanke Ebunshua congratulates the entire Obanliku citizens as they crossover to the new year, 2023.

According to Amanke, the new year is pregnant of many things for Obanliku people especially the youths.

The Commissioner further seized the opportunity to also thank members of the All progressive congress in Obanliku for their continue’s support for the party. he also charged them to be very united and committed in the discharge of every little responsibility committed to them as party faithfuls in 2023 noting that, there’s is no excuse for APC to fail any election in Obanliku.

He concluded by wishing his supporters, staffs in the ministry of education, personal aids, friends and associates and the entire members of Team-Timaya a fruitful and prosperous 2023.

Credit: Team-Timaya media