crossriverwatch Ogoja LG Chair Salute Lawmaker on Empowerment Justify Your Promotion, Cross River CP Tells 273 Policemen AMCON Ready to Recover Tinapa’s Debt – Official We Will Support What The People Proclaim – Obudu Paramount Ruler Tells Imoke Ogoja LG Chair Salute Lawmaker on Empowerment Posted: 17 Mar 2014 06:39 AM PDT by crossriverwatch admin The executive chairman of Ogoja Local Government council, Hon. Rita Agbo Ayim has commended Hon. John Owan Enoh for spending a whopping one hundred million Naira on the empowerment of his constituents. The chairman made this known at the venue of the empowerment program in Ikom Local Government Area of the state on Saturday. While addressing the press, the chairman described Owan Enoh as a philanthropist sent by God to the people of Etung/Obubra federal constituency of the state and called for support of the people of the area to enable the law maker represent them positively. The council boss further stressed that the lawmaker does not only represent Etung/Obubra people, but the entire state because he did not limit himself and his empowerment project to the people of his constituency alone, but the entire state. Ayim used the occasion to advise the people of the area on the need to vote good and God fearing people that would remember them at the end of the day both in elective and appointive positions stressing that it is with such people that they can be guaranteed of dividends of democracy. She added that Hon. John Owan Enoh’s gesture to his people is a demonstration of love and a way of saying thank you for the support he has enjoyed from them throughout his political career. Ayim further prayed that God will give Owan the wisdom to continue the good work he has started, and urged other political office holders to emulate the lawmaker for what he has been doing to his people and advised others who are in elective positions to see this as a challenge to govern their people well. follow us on twitter @crossriverwatch Justify Your Promotion, Cross River CP Tells 273 Policemen Posted: 17 Mar 2014 05:37 AM PDT by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kola Sodipo, on Thursday tasked 273 newly promoted officers and men of the command to justify their promotion by working harder to reduce crime rates. Sodipo spoke at the command’s headquarters in Calabar shortly before decorating the newly promoted policemen. He said one of the cardinal programs of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, was to ensure that officers and men who worked hard were promoted. “Your promotion or elevation is higher responsibility and more sacrifice. To whom much is given, much is expected. You must show Nigerians that you deserve this promotion. The promotion would make your work harder. “Now that you have been promoted to a higher rank, you must prove to the public that you deserve it by justifying your promotion through hard work and reduction of crime rate,” he said. A breakdown of the newly promoted officers showed that two superintendents of police were promoted to the rank of chief superintendent of police, three deputy superintendents of police to SP while six assistant superintendents of police got elevated to DSP. Others were 56 Inspectors to ASP, one inspector to principal inspector, 12 inspectors to senior inspectors, 65 sergeants to inspectors, 18 corporals to sergeants and110 constables to corporals. Responding on behalf of the newly promoted officers, the Commander of Mobile Police unit, CSP Abdullahi Ibrahim, pledged to do their best to justify their promotion. He said, “This promotion entails additional responsibilities and challenges and we will not let them down. We are ready to face all the challenges that will confront us.” Ibrahim also said police officials were already receiving orientation to maintain cordiality with members of the public as their salaries come from tax payers made up mainly of civilians. follow us on twitter @crossriverwatch AMCON Ready to Recover Tinapa’s Debt – Official Posted: 17 Mar 2014 05:11 AM PDT by crossriverwatch admin The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria plans to send representatives to Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort to recover debts owed it, an official has said. The AMCON spokesman, Mr Kayode Lambo, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Thursday that it had become the only way the debts could be recovered. The AMCON spokesman made the clarification against the background of insinuations that the agency had taken over Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort in Adiabo, Cross River. The project was inaugurated in 2007 by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Lambo said AMCON had not taken over Tinapa and that the issue of sending representatives to Tinapa was still under discussion. The Public Relations Consultant to Tinapa, Mr Paul Eko, had told NAN in Adiabo on Wednesday that “there are no new developments except that AMCON had indicated interest to bailout Tinapa.” He added that, “If you ask the Managing Director of Tinapa his views will not be different but we are set for greater heights in the coming years.” NAN recalls that AMCON in 2013 entered into an agreement with the Cross River State Government for the transfer of its controlling interest in Tinapa. The agreement allowed AMCON to buy back Tinapa’s debts of about N18.5bn and provide about N26bn to revitalize the resort and reposition it as a private sector-driven business enterprise. A NAN check revealed that a letter by the state government to that effect was channeled to the Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly, Mr Larry Odey. Odey thereafter informed members that the letter, SSG/GSA/300VOLXV1/223, titled “Re-approval for the transfer of controlling interest in Tinapa to AMCON”, was a good development to the people of Cross River. The Comptroller of Customs, in-charge of Akwa- Ibom and Cross River, Mr Akande Bamidele, said companies operating in Tinapa had issued a 60-day notice that they would relocate from Tinapa. The notice, according to Bamidele, states that the companies will relocate if something urgent is not done to improve the business climate there. Bamidele, who spoke when he visited the Cross River Security Adviser, Mr Rekpene Bassey, said that access roads and a shallow seaport were some of the challenges raised by the investors. Bassey said the state government was aware of the notice by investors at Tinapa and added that measures were being taken to address the challenges. “Tinapa is dear to us that is why we have been investing so much to keep the place going. We are doing everything to address the complaints by the traders. “Tinapa requires sustained qualitative and institutional support devoid of bureaucracy to survive and flourish. “Cross River Government is working assiduously to upgrade and add value to the infrastructure and operational environment around the resort. “That is why it has been handed over to AMCON to manage,” Bassey said. follow us on twitter @crossriverwatch We Will Support What The People Proclaim – Obudu Paramount Ruler Tells Imoke Posted: 17 Mar 2014 04:08 AM PDT by crossriverwatch admin Paramount Ruler of Obudu Local Government Area, Uti Joseph D. Agba has assured Governor Liyel Imoke and the people of Cross River State that the traditional rulers in the area will lend their support to any capable son of the Northern Senatorial district jointly proclaimed by the people of the area as his successor. The monarch stated this when the governor paid the traditional rulers from the Northern Senatorial District a visit at the Ogoja traditional council office. He said the people of Ogoja (Northern Senatorial District) are very pleased with the decision of the governor to zone the governorship slot to the North. “Your Excellency what you say is what Ogoja people are saying, we would like to assure you that once the people proclaim what they want, we as the traditional fathers assure you of perfect cooperation. “You are coming down to us as the traditional rulers and we thank you for your visit; we are assuring you of peaceful support from here”. He said. Governor Imoke had earlier called for the support of the traditional rulers as the custodians of peace in ensuring that Cross River gets a smooth transition come 2015. follow us on twitter @crossriverwatch You are subscribed to email updates from crossriverwatch To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. 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