Ogoja open defecation free certification begins for 207 communities
Cross River State has commenced the Ogoja Open Defecation Free certification for 207 communities under the RUWATSSA-UNICEF sanitation programme to improve hygiene and public health.
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Cocoa economy can sustain proposed Ogoja state – Ofuka
A former Special Adviser to the immediate-past Governor of Cross River State on Cocoa Development and Control, Dr Oscar Ofuka, has said the proposed Ogoja State is economically viable and can be sustained through cocoa production and its value chain.
Kanu Agabi leads charge for Ogoja state creation at constitution review public hearing
Agabi traced the historical context of state creation in Nigeria, stating that early agitations centred on the Middle Belt, Midwest and Calabar-Ogoja-Rivers (COR) states.
Ogoja state creation still on track – Senator Jarigbe assures constituents
Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, representing Cross River North Senatorial District, has reaffirmed that the proposal for the creation of Ogoja State remains active and on course, despite its omission from a recently circulated preliminary list of proposed new states by the Senate Constitution Review Committee.
Ethnic groups from Benue, other states seek to join Ogoja state
Advocates for the creation of Ogoja State from nine local government areas in northern Cross River State have stated that they will not oppose the inclusion of other ethnic groups from neighbouring states, including Benue, as long as due constitutional processes are followed.
Ogoja state creation: Key resolutions
At the meeting recently held at the office of Hon. Godwin Offiono, member representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted.