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  • Birthday: “Hon Usibe Has The Right Leadership Acumen”-Says Yala LG Chair,Hon Fred Okem

    Birthday: “Hon Usibe Has The Right Leadership Acumen”-Says Yala LG Chair,Hon Fred Okem

     

    Elder Dr Fred Okem, Executive Chairman of Yala Local Government Area has described Hon Mike Ede Usibe, as one leader with the right mentality towards leadership in Yala LGA that should be celebrated at all times.

    This assertion was contained in a congratulatory message made available to the media to celebrate Hon Mike Usibe’s birthday yesterday.

    The LG boss who took over the reins of leadership at the council two months ago opined that the commitment to leadership from one of his predecessors attests greatly to his deep insight to grassroots politics which is enamoured by service to the people.

    According to the chairman, “Hon Usibe is a deep thinker and a highly rooted and meticulous grassroots politician who has a strong connection with people of all creeds in Yala and the state having been commissioner for New Cities Development in the immediate past administration.”

    “Reliably, Hon Usibe has relentlessly championed many worthy causes to advance development in Yala Local Government and participated in the joy of successes and stood very firm even in adversity.”

    “It is with great joy that I celebrate this moment of joy in your life on the 29th day of December 2025 and I thank God Almighty for several feats you have attained so far in your life in the firm belief that more success awaits your fruitful palm hands in future.”

    Elder Okem also prayed that God’s matchless grace continues to direct Hon Usibe’s path in all spheres of his endeavours.

  • Caterpillar Movement Congratulates Usibe, Expresses Confident That Justice Will Be Done To This Grave Injustice Perpetuated By The Government Of The Day

    Caterpillar Movement Congratulates Usibe, Expresses Confident That Justice Will Be Done To This Grave Injustice Perpetuated By The Government Of The Day

    CATERPILLAR MOVEMENT
    28th Feb, 2022

    Dear, Hon. Michael Ede Usibe
    Member Elect,
    Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency,
    Cross River State

    CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR EMERGENCE
    On behalf of our principal Sen Sandy Onor and the entire Caterpillar Movement political family we wish to Congratulate you on your resounding victory at the just concluded By-election in your Federal Constituency held on the 26th February, 2022.

    Despite the militarisation and violence that was unleashed to intimidate law abiding, harmless and armless voters, your people spoke with a loud voice through the ballots that, they have great confidence in your leadership and our great party, the PDP. We are confident that justice will be done to this grave injustice perpetuated by the government of the day. Not too long, you shall assume office as the elected representative of your people.

    We, the Caterpillar Movement family will continue to support you and your people to ensure that the dividends of democracy is enjoyed by all and sundry. Do accept the assurances of our warm regards as you proceed to rendering effective representation.

    Once again, Accept our congratulations.

    Joe Obi Bisong Hon Chief
    Director General

  • Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency Bye-election – 21 Reasons Why I Be Voting For Mike Usibe BY FIRST BABA ISA

    Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency Bye-election – 21 Reasons Why I Be Voting For Mike Usibe BY FIRST BABA ISA

     

    I will group the next set of reasons under a category I call “Qualification, Competence, Experience and Positioning”:

    REASON 2
    Legislating is serious business. It will, therefore, be immoral to vote for anyone to represent us in the Green Chambers who is not well schooled. Usibe ticked this box. With a Masters degree in Economics, he has the requisite learning to impact legislating in the House of Representatives.

    REASON 3.
    His learning, both in school and in life, has impacted his personality. I will be voting for him because I consider him worthy in learning and character to represent us well in the Green Chambers; and most importantly to handle our complaints and criticism maturely.

    REASON 4.
    Hon Mike Usibe is accessible and even tempered. He has been tested in this regard. You don’t want a representative who is inaccessible and is easily prone to anger. We don’t want someone who will go there and shut the people out. We don’t want someone who will come to us a lamb and then transform into a lion after the elections. We are tired of such politicians. We want someone we can talk to… And we can #TalkToMike

    REASON 5.
    Hon Usibe’s experience as a Local Government Chairman will come in handy as a legislator. He has first hand knowledge of the abundant opportunities loaded at the grassroots that a well-timed, well crafted legislation will activate for our collective good. Though we have had good legislators without this experience, if I have my way, being a local government chairman should be a prerequisite for aspiring to be legislator.

    REASON 6.
    Added to his experience as a Local Government Chairman, he has also served as a Commissioner. This is a plus.

    REASON 7.
    Hon Usibe worked as an accountant and revenue officer in the state civil service where he rose to the directorate cadre, even winning an award as the best director, finance and supplies. Any one with such a rich work experience will bring it to impact on legislation.

    REASON 8.
    Hon Usibe lives among us, in Ogoja/Yala. He is not a foreign politician who lives in Abuja, Lagos or even Calabar; who remembers us only when they need our votes. No. Usibe lives among us, knows us, we know him; he understands our strengths and weaknesses… And can truly represent us.

    REASON 9.
    From my keen interactions with the aspirations of the candidates for Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency by-election, I see clearly that Hon Mike Usibe’s understanding of the task of representing us is: top notch legislation, attracting/influencing human and infrastructural development to his constituents.

    A candidate with these “Qualification, Competence, Experience and Positioning” should represent us at the Green Chambers.

    Keep a date with me as we discuss the other reasons.

    Click link to REASON 1 – https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10161724406684408&id=725834407
    suffragiumus, Usibe!

    #JoinTheUsibeConversation

    – By Firsts Baba Isa (FBI)

  • Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency Bye-election: 21 Reasons Why I Be Voting For Mike Usibe BY FIRST BABA ISA

    Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency Bye-election: 21 Reasons Why I Be Voting For Mike Usibe BY FIRST BABA ISA

     

    REASON 1 – ZONING

    I do this whenever there is an election. I share my thoughts about the candidates I will be voting for, for certain offices. Many persons have reached out to me in the past to say I swayed them to vote one way or the other. I love it. I hope to sway more with this latest round of conversation. 😄

    But seriously, this is something I enjoy doing. I also enjoy the conversation around this. I also enjoy the naivety or deliberate obscurantism of folks who come to say things like “social media don’t win elections; there is no polling booth on social media”. Yet, Governors and other politicians appoint hundreds of aides on social media, open and maintain social media channels.

    Some of these folks who want to belittle these conversations we have on social media are even SA’s and PA’s to a Governor on Social media. Very ironic, right? Well, we know they are not sincere because they only attempt to belittle or ridicule these conversations when it doesn’t align with their political stance.

    Social media is important. These conversations work. Let’s have them.

    Now, back to the first reason that will make me vote for Hon Mike Usibe to represent me and the good people of Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency; it is zoning and inclusion.

    A few days ago I shared my thoughts on the concept of zoning and inclusion as the very bedrock of democracy. I said it is ideal but I also warned against it’s usage by mercantile politicians who use it as a weapon of deceit and aggrandisement.

    In my own words, my resolve on zoning is: “I have, therefore, resolve to promote this as much as I can but not to split unnecessary hairs about it. I will always consider it but I will not put it first in my consideration for choosing someone for an elective position.”

    So, whenever I see the concept of zoning or inclusion happening truly by chance or by design, I will jump on board. This is what is happening now. I don’t think Mike Usibe emerged as a candidate for this election based on any deliberate zoning arrangement by the PDP or anyone, but I’m happy that his emergence resonates with the idea of inclusive democracy.

    Since 1999, an Ukelle man or woman has never represented us either in the Senate or House of Representatives; Mike Usibe is an opportunity to give them a chance to represent us and lead us in this democratic conversation at that level. All lovers of democracy and inclusiveness can’t miss this chance.

    But effective representation at the House of Representatives or any elective office for that matter goes beyond zoning, tribal or ethnic inclusiveness. If that is all Usibe is bringing to the table then he is not worth our time. But this is not all. There are 20 other reasons why we should vote for Mike Usibe.

    Keep a date with me as we discuss other reasons; the more important ones.

    suffragiumus, Usibe!

    #JoinTheUsibeConversation

    – By Firsts Baba Isa (FBI)

  • Ogoja/Yala Bye-Election: Alex Ajor Donates Campaign Items To Hon Mike Usibe

    Ogoja/Yala Bye-Election: Alex Ajor Donates Campaign Items To Hon Mike Usibe

     

    A PDP Stalwart and member of the Unconquered Movement, Don Alex Ajor has presented Campaign Items to Hon. Mike Usibe in his Ogoja residence.

    The items includes ; Flex banners, stickers,face cap, T- Shirts etc were presented by Sani Mohammed Isa, on behalf of Alex, as his support for the campaign organization of Hon. Mike Ede Usibe for the February 26th Bye-Election for Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency.

    Mr Ajor had during the Senate Bye-Election presented similar items to the Senator representing Cross river North, Senator Jarigbe Agom, stated that, “the unity of the party in the North under the leadership of the Distinguished Senator is one quality that has proven truly that he is God sent, not underestimating his giant strides in Infrastructural/Human Capital Development in the entire Senatorial District”.

    He used the opportunity to call on Constituents of Ogoja/Yala to rally round the party’s flagbearer and provide the necessary support needed for the actualization of the party’s goal which is victory comes February 26th.

    Don Alex is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Ibiaragidi ward in Bekwarra LGA.

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  • PDP Primaries: FBI Calls On Jarigbe Agom To Reconcile Aggrieved Members

    PDP Primaries: FBI Calls On Jarigbe Agom To Reconcile Aggrieved Members

    A right lawyer and one of the counsels to Sen Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, Mr First Baba Isa Esq has called on the senator to speedily reconcile parties that are aggrieved following the outcome of the just concluded PDP primaries for Ogoja/Yala federal constituency bye-election slated for Feb 26th, 2022.

    Mr Isa made the call on his verified Facebook account:

    “I would have been seriously surprised if Senator Jarigbe Agom is not blamed for one thing or the other in the just concluded PDP primaries to elect its candidate for the upcoming by-election for the Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency.

    ‘My Learned Friend, Barr Offiono lost the primaries, it’s Jarigbe’s fault; if Mike Usibe had lost the elections, it would have been Jarigbe’s fault. Both of them were his key supporters in his battle for the Senate seat. Both of them expected his support and it will be assumed that any one who won was the one who got the support.

    “That’s my constituency too and as one of Jarigbe’s lawyers and supporters, if I had contested that primaries and lost, I and my supporters would have blamed the Senator. It is what it is. If you don’t get it, forget about it. There is nothing the Senator can do about it. That’s the price of being the leader of the party, especially in that constituency.

    “But I really want us to get it, because there is a positive side to blaming the Senator. That people blame him for their loss and assume he supported the winner to win is evidence that they believe in his leadership and capacity to lead and deliver. The conclusion is that he has all it takes to influence the emergence of a winner. The Senator should see this as a positive, get inspired and motivated by it.

    “It’s time for the Senator to lead the charge in reconciling his supporters at that level. That’s a task he must undertake immediately. The Senator or any other person should not just focus on explaining how neutral the Senator was. Those who do not want to believe this, won’t.

    “This challenge is not just for the Senator, it is for his followers too: for Goffio and his supporters who are supporters and aides to the Senator. We are about to see how strong their unity is, in the face of disagreement.

    “I write this because of my projections a few days ago. I had projected that if PDP fields a candidate from Ukelle to run against an APC candidate from Yala, PDP will win the elections, ceterius paribus. However, I must submit that this projection might not be possible with the present rancour in PDP.

    “APC seems more united at the moment; and no one has ever won a battle against unity.

    “By Firsts Baba Isa (FBI)”

  • Breaking: Mike Usibe Wins PDP Primaries For Ogoja/Yala Fed Constituency Bye-Election

    Breaking: Mike Usibe Wins PDP Primaries For Ogoja/Yala Fed Constituency Bye-Election

    Hon Mike Ede Usibe has won the PDP Bye-election for Ogoja/Yala federal constituency scheduled to hold on Feb 26th, 2022.

    Usibe pulled a total of 184 votes out of 232 votes cast.

    His closet rival, Mr Godwin Offiono scored a total of 42 votes while Mrs Margaret Odey scored 5 votes with one invalid vote.

  • Breaking: Rt. Hon. Jarigbe Agom Rewards 88 Constituents From Yala LGA With Motorcycles

    Breaking: Rt. Hon. Jarigbe Agom Rewards 88 Constituents From Yala LGA With Motorcycles

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    The member representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency and and front lne Senatorial Candidate of the  People’s Democratic Party PDP,  Rt.Hon Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe has rewarded 88 indigenes of Yala Local Government Area with Motorcycles worth millions of Naira.

    The beneficiaries who consist of the Authentic executive members of the People’s Democratic Party at Chapter level and Working committee members at ward level of Yala Local Government Area, received their motorcycles today as presented by Hon Mike Usibe, Cross River state Commissioner for New Cities Development on behalf of the MP.

    The chapter chairman of Yala, Mr Elijah Okache while speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries was filled with thanks and prayed that God reward Rt. Hon. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe.

    His words “We have never had it this good in our Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon jarigbe Agom continues to marvel us all, even in the midst of an election, he still thinks of his people which shows that he’s a selfless leader and we pray God Almighty continues to take him higher”

    Hon Mike Usibe while addressing the beneficiaries urged them to remain steadfast in their service to the party and keep Rt. Hon Jarigbe Agom in their prayers so he can do more for the people.