appini:


Na evening I dey here oo.

appini:
See the clown that embezzled the whole money sleeping on duty.

NB; Amaechi always come to my mind whenever anything rivers is mentioned.

Judas Iscariot is one of the easily remembered apostles of Jesus Christ.

appini:

Na evening I dey here oo.

idu1:
Na lie jor

appini:
. . . . . . .

tpiadotcom:


Cross River governor is Liyel Imoke

Rivers governor is Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi

Cross River capital is Calabar

Rivers capital is Port Harcourt.

besttrader:
I got my admission at the University of Calabar just about when democracy was restarted i.e. when Donald Duke came into power and I saw first hand how Calabar was transformed pre-1999 into the post-1999 era. One of the legacies of the Donald Duke's administration was the Cross River State Water Board.

When I was in the University I stayed at Maine Avenue, getting water was tough through my period in the University, since I lived off campus. It wasn't easier either for folks who stayed on campus. However, when Duke initiated the CRS Water Board and made Gershom Bassey the point man there, things worked very well (the Head was focused and everybody was whipped into line).

After School I moved to Asari Isor, and I can say that the urban water supply was so good that you don't need any water storage facility at home. Water was constant, the only disruptions in supply was when they were washing tanks (so I heard) and this is somewhat once in 6-months kind of thing.

Gershom Bassey the point man for the State's water board became reckless during the Imoke's regime. He cornered diesel meant for running the water board to his private residence which was situated at Asari Isor (actually his residence is a stone throw away from mine). So you see, this impunity continued all through the Imoke's 8-years tenure and anybody living in Calabar would tell you that Calabar has retrogressed back into the era where its populace now carry water containers in their cars in a bid to get water (something I thought would never happen in Calabar again).

As a matter of fact, the Liyel Imoke's regime has no direction and is useless. After 8-years of Imoke, I can tell you that his $16 billion power sector co-scam with OBJ wasn't enough for him. He has looted the State even further via his actions and inaction. I know too well, I can tell you his leadership style is just like that of GEJ, where impunity is perpetrated by members of council and no one is there to caution them. It's sort of a free for all (the Head is without vision and everyone becomes reckless).

At the moment, the failed Gershom Bassey has won himself a seat to represent the people under the flagship of the PDP. I just wonder, how a man would run the State Water Board from inception and bring it to ruin. How did he get rewarded by the PDP? This is why the PDP remains one of the most hated party in the world. Failure is graciously rewarded at PDP.

I wish I can explain some more the dynamics and ruin of the PDP in Cross River State. It is simply appalling!!

RedBenson:
Visiting the state now, someone who has visited it before would see an entire different picture of the once the most cleanest, hospitable, leisure and tourism inspired state which has been known over the years. From refuse dumps heeping uncared in every street of the city embarrassingly, to non-payment of salaries to civil servants since January till date, to total shut down of academic activities in the state owned univerisity (Cross River University of Science and Technology : CRUTECH) over four (4) months now, to worsening situation of water supply across the state by Water Board, a state established entity overseeing the supplication of water to the residents, then to the high cost of commodities in the market and excessive tasking of business owners for taxation. Seriously, life is just too unbearable in Cross River state (Calabar precisely) for an average Nigerian to live in. Are all these attributed to the broke status of the government pocket?

grandstar:


The crash in oil price has left states penniless that is why many cant pay workers. The monthly allocation have really dwindled.

Also, Cross River oil wells were ceded to Akwa Ibom since the state no longer has a seafront after the loss of Bakassi.

I also think the state is hugely in debt. For instance, AMCON took over that mighty free trade complex (I have forgotten the name )

firstEVA:
RedBenson who's missing firstEVA in your ashawo thread?

appini:
See the clown that embezzled the whole money sleeping on duty.

NB; Amaechi always come to my mind whenever anything rivers is mentioned.

Judas Iscariot is one of the easily remembered apostles of Jesus Christ.

AWONEYAN:


Why are you advertising your ignorance....cross river is not the same as river state. May be you need to go and peep in a nearby N/P school and listen when they read STATE n CAPITAL.

appini:


I don hear prof, thank you!

RedBenson:


You seriously care to know him?

firstEVA:
No, i'll be glad if i'm not tagged in that particular thread again. Of all threads, imagine.

RedBenson:


Lol. Since when? Anyways, i grab ur code.

firstEVA:
there is no code, I used to frequent that thread because I enjoy some of your stories until I was called out and silly insinuations made, I no longer visit there, I have actually lost interest, that's why I will really appreciate it if i'm not called out there, tnx for your understanding. Hope you are good?

appini:
See the clown that embezzled the whole money sleeping on duty.

RedBenson:


Lol. Dis na serious matter o. But as always seen, i expected you to know that once "f" is seen attached to a moniker in that thread, somebody somewhere somehow before you would call out the name. That has always happened in the thread...not once, not twice. You shouldnt have picked offence over that. You should've just kept mute without responding after your moniker had been called out. That alone would've buried the entire iish...whatever. And permit me to once again invite you back to the thread. Though some small small boys have been trying to ridicule the thread, trust me it hasnt been easy for them to succeed. I urge you to retake your step back to the thread and do enjoy yourself with the gist as always. Those stories might not really be true, but it's always fun reading some of them. Even myself laugh alot when i read them. Lastly, i'm good by His grace and hope you good too?

appini:


My brother pls take it easy... It's not my fault as I do dream of your Amaechi day and night.

Anyway, Amaechi can go and die!!

RedBenson:


Lol. Dis na serious matter o. But as always seen, i expected you to know that once "f" is seen attached to a moniker in that thread, somebody somewhere somehow before you would call out the name. That has always happened in the thread...not once, not twice. You shouldnt have picked offence over that. You should've just kept mute without responding after your moniker had been called out. That alone would've buried the entire iish...whatever. And permit me to once again invite you back to the thread. Though some small small boys have been trying to ridicule the thread, trust me it hasnt been easy for them to succeed. I urge you to retake your step back to the thread and do enjoy yourself with the gist as always. Those stories might not really be true, but it's always fun reading some of them. Even myself laugh alot when i read them. Lastly, i'm good by His grace and hope you good too?