Tag: #Gershom Bassey

  • Gershom Bassey And His Epileptic Media Strategy: The Last Kick Of A Dying Horse

    Gershom Bassey And His Epileptic Media Strategy: The Last Kick Of A Dying Horse

     

    We in the Caterpillar Movement Campaign Organisation have overtime, consciously refrained from joining issues with contenders and their barking dogs because we consider it unnecessary to mudsling when we’re confident of victory. This is why we have repeatedly paid deaf ears to distracting noises from people that are pained by the massive goodwill and support enjoyed by our capacity and competent principal. Our attention has once again been drawn to an unfortunate vituperation and vitriolic against the esteemed personality of Distinguished Senator Professor Sandy Ojang Onor and his highly cerebral media team as well as undaunted teeming supporters, authored by a team of spineless and faceless hirelings and given to their hapless hatchet man, Prince Zebis to append his name. But like Al-Capone posited in the book–Mafia Manager, “He who answers for another, pays the Bills.”

    First, we commend the spineless writers of the junk article full of the need to impress rather than communicate, for acknowledging the intellectual prowess of the Caterpillar Media Team and the fact that the Caterpillar Media by all standards, surpass the motley of intellectually debased entities parading as Gershom Bassey’s media team, both in content, style and audience. This is as a result of the consistency we have built since the senatorial journey of our Principal in 2018 when those parading today as Media aides to Senator Gershom Bassey were still wallowing in absolute obscurity.

    As a team, we commiserate and deeply sympathize with the helpless Prince Zebis for being used by a coarse conglomerate of intellectually lazy adults squeezed into Senator Gershom Bassey’s hurriedly put together Media Team whose usefulness starts and ends with copying, pasting and sharing of propaganda, mendacious and senseless vituperation against Senator Sandy Ojang Onor and sharing of blur Selfie Pictures taken by their Principal in the Red Chambers, where he ought to be concentrating on the serious business of legislation. For us, we understand that you cannot beat a child mercilessly and still deny him the privilege of shedding tears–so we understand their songs of Lamentation.

    It is without a doubt that, the gubernatorial ambition of Senator Sandy Ojang Onor has shaken off Political docility and entitlement mentality in the Politics of our dear state. It has not only decimated the zoning argument, it has also given it a befitting funeral. Therefore, the fear of the embattled Consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress by Senator Gershom Bassey is rather a function of his incompetence than it is of fact, and we cannot help him out of his self inflicted dilemma even as he expects the People’s Democratic Party to throw the governorship ticket on his laps when even as a two term Senator in his Senatorial District, he was sufficiently and overwhelmingly rejected by his people and the leadership for an Arthur Jarvis that has neither been a Councilor, Chairman nor State or National Assembly member. This goes to show how unpopular Senator Gershom Bassey is.

    His recent strategy is not unconnected to the decision of the PDP National, officially proclaiming that there would be no zoning for its Presidency, he fears the implication of this on State governorship. Gershom Bassey and his co-travellers should therefore stop parading their fear of healthy competition and obvious geo-ethnic biases through the facade of a non-existent zoning formula and meet us in the field. More worrisome is the fact that Gershom Bassey and his infantile media handlers that circulated news of them sweeping all the ad-hoc delegates in the just concluded ward congresses, are today crying foul and looking for a soft landing. So, where are the phantom ad-hoc delegates they claimed to have bountifully harvested? Isn’t it crystal clear that Gershom Bassey and his team are obviously suffering from “Atychiphobia” an intense fear of failure.

    On the claim that our Principal, Distinguished Senator Prof Sandy Ojang Onor controls only Etung Local Government Area and lacks the capacity to win in other Local Government Areas. We are tempted to ask, between Senator Sandy Onor who according to Gershom Bassey’s minions controls Etung Local Government Area and Gershom Bassey who had only one vote in a consensus meeting that took place in his own backyard–Calabar South, and was mercilessly beaten by his constituents at Transcorp Hotels in 2018 for poor performance, who is more qualified to be our Party’s flag bearer?

    A team like theirs, popular only for its gutter politics should bear it in mind that we are very prepared to throw rocks when they throw sands and still beat them silly in the field and we are not joking about it.

    Caterpillar Movement Media

  • Sandy Onor Sponsors A Motion To Upgrade And Standardize Traveling Processes At The Margaret Ekpo lnternational Airport, Calabar

    Sandy Onor Sponsors A Motion To Upgrade And Standardize Traveling Processes At The Margaret Ekpo lnternational Airport, Calabar

    THE URGENT NEED TO UPGRADE INFRASTRUCTURE AND STANDARDISE TRAVELLING PROCESSES AT THE MARGARET EKPO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CALABAR, CROSS RIVER STATE.

    Sponsor: Senator (Prof.) Sandy Ojang Onor (Cross River Central)

    Co-Sponsors: … Senator Gershom Bassey
    Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe

    The Senate:

    NOTES that the Calabar airport, Cross River State, was commissioned in July 1983, by former President Shehu Shagari and was equipped with modern facilities at the time and was soon raised to the status of an International airport.

    FURTHER NOTES that in the 1980’s and 1990’s, the National Carrier; Nigeria Airways, used to fly regionally from Calabar to Cameroun and Equitorial Guinea. This impacted positively on the economy of Cross River State, Nigeria and the sub-region at large.

    AWARE that the airport had standard facilities at that time, which were being maintained by the Federal Government. Most of these facilities while still being used, are now obsolete and need to be upgraded or replaced.

    FURTHER AWARE that although the airport still has the “international” status, the airport does not operate any international or regional flights anymore. In fact, until recently, only one commercial airline plied the Calabar route.

    WORRIED that if the international status of the airport is not restored, most of these facilities will further deteriorate and waste.

    CONCERNED that the lack of international / regional flights has greatly affected the economy and tourism drive of the state in particular and Nigeria at large.

    ACCORDINGLY RESOLVES TO:
    Urge the Federal Ministry of Aviation and all other relevant agencies to functionally restore the International flight status of the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar.

    Urge the Federal Ministry of Aviation and all other relevant agencies to fix and upgrade existing facilities to meet up with the required international standards.

    Urge the Federal Ministry of Aviation and all relevant agencies to ensure adequate security cover in and around the airport to protect equipment such as the Navigational Aids, lighting cables and the perimeter fence that are constantly vandalised by criminally minded people.

    Urge the Federal Ministry of Aviation and other relevant agencies to provide any facility needed to restore the International status of the airport, such as the Instrument Landing System (ILS) for night landings and the approach lights, which have been vandalised due to inadequate security cover.

    Urge the Federal Ministry of Aviation and other relevant agencies to install the Migration Information and Data Analysis System (MIDAS). This will aid in restarting the International route programme of the Airport.
    I so move.

  • Re: DG Gershom Bassey Campaign Organization Reacts To Sandy Onor’s Declaration

    Re: DG Gershom Bassey Campaign Organization Reacts To Sandy Onor’s Declaration

     

    The Attention of the Caterpillar Movement has been drawn to a publication allegedly credited to the DG of Gershom Bassey Campaign Organization, Barr. Ekpo Ada, wherein he stated, amongst other things that the declaration of Distinguished Senator (Prof) Sandy Onor, to join the gubernatorial race spells doom for the party. Referencing an imaginary Stakeholders meeting held in 2015, Barr. Ekpo Ada further alleged that the party leadership had in 2015, zoned the Governorship seat exclusively to the Southern Senatorial District.

    For us in the Caterpillar Movement, we find the above statement credited to Barr. Ekpo Ada as unbecoming. Aware of the political season and time we are in, and the need to constantly disabuse the minds of our people from sheer propaganda and rumor, we find it absolutely pertinent to make the following categorical statements, in response to the alleged comment credited to Barr. Ekpo Ada.

    1. That the Caterpillar Movement is not antagonistic to the aspiration of anybody as we believe that all Senatorial Districts have what it takes to produce a credible Governor.

    2. That no body can zone the right of a people to willingly elect their leaders and as such, no body can coerce the party into disenfranchising party faithfuls. The Party must be seen to be free, fair and credible to all and sundry in their activities and processes as we match towards 2023

    3. That it is an aberration for anybody to allege that the party exclusively zoned the Governorship seat to the South in 2015, as such is only a figment of some persons’ imagination, hell-bent on deceiving innocent and unsuspecting Cross Riverians.

    We wish to reiterate our commitment to the people of Cross River State and to the philosophy of fairness, credibility and justice as nobody can zone our right.

    Joe-Obi Bisong
    (DG Caterpillar Movement)

  • Sen. Gershom Bassey Facilitates The Training And Empowerment Of Constituents On Installation And Maintenance Of Street Lights & Inverters

    Sen. Gershom Bassey Facilitates The Training And Empowerment Of Constituents On Installation And Maintenance Of Street Lights & Inverters

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    Over 200 youths and women across the seven Local Governments that makes up Cross River Southern Senatorial District were trained and certified on Street Lights and Inverters installation and maintenance. The trainees after a 5-Day intensive training were empowered with tool boxes and financial grants of one hundred thousand naira (#100,000) each as part of a human capacity development program courtesy of Sen. Gershom Bassey.

    The Senator was represented by Barr. Mba Ukweni SAN and Barr. Ekpo Ada while presenting the toolboxes and financial grants to the trainees promised that more human capacity development programmes will be unveiled.

    Barr Mba Ukweni stated that Senator Gershom Bassey is poised to changing the old order where the youth will cluster at the gates of politicians begging for money, he said it is better to empower the youths with relevant skills that will make them independent. He also added that this informed the Senator’s decision to train constituents on installation and maintenance of solar streetlights and inverters and other empowerments which would help create jobs for the teeming youths and make them self reliant.

    Also speaking, Barr Ekpo Ada said, Senator Bassey’s perception of government and representation is to create centers to develop people to be self reliant and become professionals on their own. He believed this training will make our youth and women become self employed and some gainfully employed by the government.

    Mr Ogban Samuel, a beneficiary from Biase Local Government Area thanked the Senator for training them in 21st century skills and empowering them at this hard time to in turn build others. He maintained that he will never forget this kind gesture and acknowledged that it is real representation.

    Mr Ekikere Ekanem, ward 11 chairman from Calabar south said the Senator has changed the narratives and enjoined other representatives to emulate him.

    Mr. Ita Francis from Odukpani Local Government said if all the representatives can do this yearly, unemployment will be reduced and he prayed for more Grace for the Senator. Other Beneficiaries also expressed their gratitude to the Senator and promised to make judicious use of the training in fending for themselves and their families.

  • Rt. Hon. Hilary Bisong Commends Sen. Gershom Bassey For Ekpugrinya Junction- Okundi Road Maintenance

    Rt. Hon. Hilary Bisong Commends Sen. Gershom Bassey For Ekpugrinya Junction- Okundi Road Maintenance

     

    The member representing Boki II State Constituency in the Cross River House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Hilary Bisong, has commended the Senator representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District, Gershom Bassey, for the ongoing rehabilitation of the Ekpugrinya-Okundi highway in Cross River State.

    Bisong, who commended the National Assembly member for capturing the road in the National Budget, said that the maintenance will drive economic development in the area.

    According to him, Sen. Bassey, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), had shown capacity in community development through road infrastructure.

    “I want to specially thank Sen. Gershom Bassey for capturing the Ekpugrinya-Okundi highway in the National Budget on my request.

    “I made a passionate appeal to him when I visited him in his office last year concerning the road and he assured me that the road will be captured for maintenance.

    “Today, massive work is ongoing on that road and the good people of Boki are very happy with his kind gesture.

    “Senator Bassey has shown enormous capacity and utmost desire for road infrastructure in the state,” he said.

  • Senator Gershom Bassey Takes Delivery Of First Batch Of 36 Brand New Transformers

    Senator Gershom Bassey Takes Delivery Of First Batch Of 36 Brand New Transformers

    By Admin

    Communities across the state have endured chronic energy poverty and epileptic power supply over the years, a prevailing circumstance that is the albatross ‭to ‬economic and social development in these communities.

    To redress this age-long concern, the Senator representing the Southern Senatorial District of the State in the National Assembly, Sen. Gershom Bassey has taken delivery of first set of a total of 36 units of transformers to be distributed across communities in the Seven Local Government within Southern Senatorial District to reduce the burden of epileptic power supply and blackouts.

    Following the needs assessment survey conducted earlier, the beneficiary communities must have made every installation arrangements with relevant authorities for the energization and as well as put modalities in place to ensure adequate security for the new transformers.

    The second set of the transformers has been scheduled for delivery upon complete installation of this set and collection and submission of application from communities with damaged transformers, to avoid backlogs and quick turnaround time.

    The beneficiary communities include;