Photo: Atiku Abubakar By Mandy Park Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said the interim report of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) is an indictment that raises more questions than it answers. Atiku, who is also the 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), stated that the Presidency cannot parade the report as an exoneration, noting that the same report reportedly acknowledges “negligence and connivance” within government processes that enabled the alleged fraud. The…
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Power Boost: Governor Otu Deploys Transformers to two Cross River Communities
Photo: Governor Bassey Otu By: Mandy Park In a move to end prolonged power outages, Cross River State Governor, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, has approved the immediate deployment of transformers to two communities in Calabar South and Akpabuyo Local Government Areas. The affected areas are Palm Street Extension by Efio Ene in Calabar South and Maternity by Ikot Offiong Ambai in Atimbo East, Akpabuyo. The intervention is part of the Otu administration’s drive to expand electricity access and stimulate economic activities across underserved communities in the state. Speaking on…
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