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OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR BASSEY OTU - Request To Reconsider The Monthly Environmental Sanitation Exercise In CRS

10 June 2024 His Excellency, Senator Prince Bassey Otu  Governor of Cross River State  Governor’s Office, Calabar,  Cross River State, Nigeria   Your Excellency, Request to Reconsider the Monthly Environmental Sanitation Exercise in Cross River State I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. I am…

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Speech Delivered By Iso Bassey At Black History Month Celebration At UK House Of Parliament

The speech below was delivered by Iso Bassey on 28th, October, 2022 at an event to mark Black History Month at the UK House of Parliament Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen. I’m delighted to be here today to celebrate Black History Month in this great edifice of the UK House of Parliament. I…

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Why I Am Against Zoning In Cross River State

The political season has come around full swing in Cross River State, and no other subject is dominating the headlines more than the subject of zoning. Arguments around zoning have been so predominant that very little mention is given to the suitability and competence of those aspiring to govern four…

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Recurrent Expenditure – Is Cross River Spending Its Way To Death?

In my earlier article Labouring under a deadly burden, I wrote about one of Cross River State’s biggest challenges – It’s debt burden. I reflected on the fact that the State’s debt grew by 78% from 2014 to 2019 leaving it with debt of more than N230 billion.Debt is not…

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