Interesting times are here again.The current times are a mix bag of odds and evens. There are odds flying about in a number of forms.
But this piece is to mention the successes deserving of garlands, which adorn the Cross River landscape in recent times.
At a time when the news that pass some channels both home and in the diaspora point to the negative,there are so many heartwarming news still.
Recently,Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,the man mostly touted as the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,was in Chatham House in London for a session at the instance of the European Authorities to make known to the world the posture of his Government if elected as Nigeria's President in the 2023 polls. Three prominent Cross Riverians were part of the team. In fact,there were appointed to make presentations by Asiwaju himself.
Garlands for His Excellency,Prof. Ben Ayade,Dr. Mrs Betta Edu,and Mr. Asuquo Ekpenyong for their brilliance and exceptional performance at Chatham House.
The APC Governorship Candidate, Ntufam Sen. Prince Bassey Edet Otu also recorded another feat in his quest to lead the state. Sen. Otu came out victorious in a litigation in which his major opponent in the 2023 Governorship elections had challenged his candidature. Garlands for a man who, as the Phenomenon and Collosus that he is, has bestrode the length and breadth of the state.
So many successes are yet to be made public,but before we look at those ones in the subsequent piece,let me declare another garlands for Barr. Christian Ita. He is the latest Lawyer in the land known to me. The Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser,Media and Publicity to His Excellency, the Governor,Ita has been away for over a year on account of his Law School studies in Abuja,and was recently called to the Bar. Garlands for him!
I know of a few prominent Cross Riverians, and there are a host of others too, who are on the Asiwaju's campaign structure. Specifically,His Excellency,Chief Clement Ebri,Elder Dr David Okon,Obol Okoi Obono-Obla and Ntufam Hilliard Eta are either Chairmen or Directors in both the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) and the Independent Campaign Council (ICC) respectively. His Excellency, the Governor is at the helms in the South South Region. Garlands for them!
These and many more achievements are a great development in the annals of Cross River politics. Yes, this development reminds of a time the unity and interest of the state as a collective was always considered far and above individual interest unlike what obtains now. Those days,Cross Riverians would boast that their state was never in the news for the wrong reasons. These developments have indeed brought back memories of the many successes of our state.
Today, unfortunately, the state is crying its heart out for the perverted value system,the poverty of cohesion and the surging individualism wherein we have lost so much of our collective goodwill and are left with the infinitesimal strength of fighting alone in national frontiers.
However,this recent success story can be told in elaborate terms: It can as well become a convenient point to advocate the restoration of those goodwill and strengths. Those who are already in the front line should not rest on their oars in seeking the interest of the collective if they actually desire to go very far.
Exploring the strength of the youth and also taking advantage of the wisdom of the aged are necessary for such couches of success. Let there be a putting together of all! This will greatly provide the reservoir for potential successes in the national echelon.
The quest for materialism will certainly lead to pervasion of values and ethos. Let's avoid it at the domestic front for its draw back tendency!
Need I say more? I hope the comfort of these achievements would not drain our strenght and curtail our ability to expand and advance. I'm sure together,we would hope that those in the front line would see the developments as the beginning of greater successes for all Cross Riverians. This too is a good recipe for a stable and prosperous future for Cross River State.
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