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  • For Effective Representation, The Constituency Needs A Man Like KJay Jeddy-Agba – Ada Bekwarra II

    For Effective Representation, The Constituency Needs A Man Like KJay Jeddy-Agba – Ada Bekwarra II

    KJay Media

    The Ada Bekwarra II, Chief Hon Signor Omang Idiege has stated that the Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku needs a man like KJay Jeddy-Agba for effective representation.

    Chief Idiege stated this at his country home, Gakem, Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State, when Prince KJay Jeddy-Agba visited him to congratulate him on his conferment as the Ada Bekwarra II, after the death of Chief Linus Okom, and to inform him of his intention to contest for the Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku federal constituency election.

    In his words “It is a good thing for you to have an ambition such as this. KJay is a household name not only in our constitituency, but also in the national level. You are a man of the people.

    “For effective representation, the constitituency needs a man like you, KJay Jeddy-Agba as their representative”

    Chief Idiege assured KJay Jeddy-Agba of his prayers and victory as he go into the election.

    Earlier, the leading contender for the Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku federal constituency election, under the People’s Democratic Party PDP, KJay Jeddy-Agba congratulated Chief Hon Signor Omang Idiege on his conferment as the Ada Bekwarra II.

    Prince KJay noted that for Chief Omang Idiege to be conferred with the highest traditional title in Bekwarra, after the death of Chief Linus Okom, the pioneer holder of the title, speaks volume of the immense contribution of Chief Omang Idiege to the development of Bekwarra people and nation.

    KJay used the opportunity to inform Chief Omang Idiege of his ambition to contest for the Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku federal constituency election.

    He maintained that having been part of the people, he better understand the challenges faced by an average constituent in the constitituency that requires immediacy.

    He assured that stakeholder’s engagement will be a key factor and a stimulant to aid his representation, if given to opportunity to serve as member representing the good people of Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku federal constituency.

  • Gakem Is The Symbol Of Nigeria’s Unity, Unfortunately Nigeria Has Not Deemed Necessary To Honor The Memory Of This Historic Town – Jalingo

    Gakem Is The Symbol Of Nigeria’s Unity, Unfortunately Nigeria Has Not Deemed Necessary To Honor The Memory Of This Historic Town – Jalingo

    By Agba Jalingo – Lagos

    On This Day In 1967, Gakem Spoke To The World…

    On this fateful and historic day, 6 July 1967, federal troops under the command of Lt. Col. Yakubu Gowon, crossed over to Gakem which was then part of Biafra land, and fired the first shots at unarmed civilians at “Ushara Hills” and consequently ignited a bloody civil war that lasted for 30months.

    Gakem is a community in Bekwara LGA in northern Cross River state. The demarcation between Gakem and its Benue neighbours, Vandeikya is a line of Melina trees popularly known as the “Lugard Wall”, named after then colonial governor-general, Lord Lugard, during whose reign the trees were planted.

    In his book, The Forgotten Lunch Pad: Old Ogoja Province and the Untold Story of the Nigerian Civil War, Nkrumah Bakong-Obi drew attention to the abandoned relics that dot the epicentre of that war in Gakem Bekwara.

    According to Bankong-Obi, “These relics are potential incoming spinning resources that self-imposed blindness, denial of our past and short-sightedness have prevented us from tapping into. I have challenged Nigerian leaders and indeed others who have managed this country in various spheres to tell the world why Gakem, where the first shot was fired has remained a desolate town. Virtually all parts of the defunct Ogoja province still bear scars of the war that swept through the area. The trenches are filling up, the Elekpa pond which the soldiers appropriated from the natives and other scars of war are still in Gakem, Obudu, Yala, Yakurr and other places in the former province. The implementation of the reconstruction, rehabilitation and reconciliation policy didn’t get to Ogoja where the physical trouble began. No form of rehabilitation – physical or psychological has been extended to the area to help fix the problems that the war created.

    “It is disheartening that over fifty years after the civil war ended, not even a brick has been laid in Gakem to symbolize the recognition of that unfortunate event. It is even more sobering when one thinks that the bacons demarcating northern from southern Nigeria are still interred in Gakem, Ogoja, Obudu and other peripheral areas of the present Cross River State. It is only intelligent to say that Gakem is the symbol of Nigeria’s unity. Unfortunately, Nigeria has not deemed it important to honor the memory of this historic town.”

    Someday, we know that the deed will be done….

    Yours sincerely,
    Citizen Agba Jalingo.

    #GakemToTheWorld
    #DontEraseHistory
    #OurHistoryOurHeritage

  • Covid 19: C’River Government Officials Lauds Omang Idiege Border Policing Strategy

    Covid 19: C’River Government Officials Lauds Omang Idiege Border Policing Strategy

    By Admin

    Some senior officials of the Cross River State Government have commended the Commissioner for Youths and Skills Acquisition, Hon. Signor Omang-Idiege for his continuous efforts in policing the Gakem-Benue border against Almajiris and other moving vehicles.

    The officials, who visited and spent a night with the Commissioner at the border in inspecting vehicles and other commuters, lauded his efforts in returning back over 11 trucks conveying Almajiris back to their destination.

    In their separate remakrs, they thanked Hon. Omang-Idiege for contributing his quota in keeping Cross River free from Covid-19.

    The government officials include, Engr. Clement Akwaji, Hon. Chris Oshen Ojugbo, S.A to the Governor on Culture and Tourism, Mr Odido Moses Idagu, Hon. Kingsley Agabi, Mr Gabriel Ogabo, S.A Public Utilities and Comrade Peter Olofu, Bekwarra Youth President among others.

    It could be recalled that, this border point, being a major entry/exit point between the South and Northern states had witnessed influx of suspected Almajiris/Herdsmen who were all sent back recently.

    Responding, Hon. Signor Omang-Idiege thanked them for the solidarity and urged them to continue supporting the efforts of Gov. Ben Ayade in ensuring that Cross Rivers State remains COVID 19 Free.

  • Cross River Turns Back Trucks Conveying Almajiris At Gakem Border

    Cross River Turns Back Trucks Conveying Almajiris At Gakem Border

    By Elijah Ugani – Calabar

    JoCross River State Government has ordered the return of five trucks loaded with almajiris including other passengers back to the northern part of the country.

    The trucks were intercepted on Wednesday night by a border patrol team, comprising of Peace Corps members, Civilian Vigilantes, Covid 19 border taskforce and youth group at Gakem border town in Bekwarra LGA of the state near Benue state.

    The team lead and Commissioner for Youth and Skills Development, Hon. Signor Omang Idiege noted that the intensive search and blockade of inter state vehicular movement that led his team to intercept the trucks.

    His words “after a thorough check on the five trucks, we discovered that most of the passengers, aside goods, were almajiris who did not meet Covid 19 protocols, we had to force them to turn back”

    Idiege used the opportunity to appeal to the Chairman, Covid 19, to visit the truck parks in the state and caution their drivers against conveying almajiris who have not been isolated.