OPINION: Abia today: Same money, different results

Photo: Okey Anueyiagu By Prof. Okey Anueyiagu For years, debates about governance in Abia State have been trapped in emotion, nostalgia, and partisan loyalty. Supporters of past administrations often argue that earlier governors “did more with less,” while defenders of the present insist that current progress is only possible because more money is available. Both arguments miss the point. The real question is not how much money was received in nominal Naira terms, but how much value Abia actually received in real terms — and what was done with it.…

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Governor Bassey Otu urges Cross Riverians to join APC

Photo: Governor Bassey Otu By: Ndidi Okafor Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State has called on Cross Riverians to see the ongoing e-registration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as an opportunity to register and become bonafide members of the ruling party in the state and Nigeria as a whole. Otu, a proactive and transformational leader, rated as one of the top performing governors in the country impacting significantly on the lives of the people, made the call on Saturday via a statement he posted on his Facebook…

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