In accordance with FG’s Agricultural transformation agenda, the Federal Government is situated to proclaim Cross River State as a Staple Crops Processing Zone (SCPZ).
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Akinwumi Adesina uncovered this to columnists in the wake of visiting parts of the 26,000 hectares of PZ-Wilmar oil palm estates in Calaro, Ibiae, Kwa Falls and Eyop, from where the two multinational organizations have shaped an oil palm retrogressive integration joint venture investment worth $650 million.
Adesina said the essentialness of the SCPZ is that the Ministries of Water, Works, Transport and Agriculture will fabricate foundation that will empower the creation and clearing of produce from the state to the business sectors.
He included President Jonathan’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda backed Cross River’s the business farming activity as of late endorsed by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
Edet Okon has been captured by men of the Cross Rivers state Police order for being in ownership of hard drugs contained in well in excess of 104 packs, and 100, 200 liter drums.
As indicated by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Hogan Bassey, Mr Edet was captured with the hard drug at his home in Ikot-Nkese in the Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State after a tipoff on Wednesday December tenth.
Roman Catholic Priest, Rev Fr Francis Agantem Eworo of the Ogoja Diocese in Cross Rivers state, has signified fascination with running for governor of their state in the 2015 general election.
At a media parley held recently, Rev. Fr Eworo told newsmen he intends to contest on the platform of PDP and if elected as Governor, would concentrate on youth development amongst others
Father Eworo who says he’s been active in the politics of the PDP since 1999, was ordained a priest in 1977 and has served in a variety of parishes of the Catholic Church in Ogoja, Ikom, Uruan, Calabar, and Akwa Ibom State. Could it be OK for a Catholic priest to contest for an election?
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State on Wednesday caused gridlock along major roads in Calabar during a victory march to celebrate the emergence of Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari as president-elect.
The party also seized the medium to assure Cross Riverians that Buhari, would compensate the state over the ceding of Bakassi to Cameroon and loss of 76 oil wells to Akwa Ibom State. The president-elect had during his electioneering campaign in Calabar promised that his administration would compensate the state if voted into power.
The state chairman of APC, Mr. Usani Usani, said this in Calabar while responding to questions from journalists after the party supporters had embarked on the victory rally.
Vehicular movements were slowed down along the ever-busy Marian Road, where jubilant party faithful took to peaceful march.
The state party chairman also said the APC was ready to receive defectors from the opposition party.
However, speaking on the compensation, Usani said, “The personality of Buhari is one who does what he says. You are all witnesses to when he was a military head of state for less than two years. During this period, he serviced foreign debts and our foreign reserves increased.
“He recorded achievements which remains indelible in the history of this country till date, that is Buhari for you. So, his promises to Cross River are not campaign gimmicks but he will do what he promised.”
The state party chairman said the party’s manifesto was a reference point, adding that the retired general would keep to his promises.
Usani thanked supporters of the APC for conducting themselves in very civilized manners during the campaigns, noting that the party did not record any incident of violence.
“We did not record any ugly incident during all our campaigns, whereas other parties experienced very ugly incidents with some leading to the loss of innocent lives,” he said.
He urged the electorate in Cross River State to vote en masse for the APC in the April 11 governorship and state house of assembly election so as to align with the party at the federal level.
Usani said the party agents had been trained to go back to the wards to canvass for votes from the electorate ahead of the election.
Anne, Cross River:
Deputy governor of Cross River State, Mr. Essien Cobham lost his polling unit in Odukpani Local Government Area,
to Prince Bassey Otu of the Labour Party.
