Cross River Government says Nigeria operates a pseudo-federal system, making engagement with the federal government essential for effective development
The state’s Commissioner for Information, Ekpenyong Cobham, said this during a press briefing on Wednesday in Calabar.
Mr Cobham was reacting to recent criticisms from Alphonsus Eba, the deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River, who said that Governor Bassey Otu hardly stayed in the state.
He accused the PDP chieftain of lacking understanding of Nigeria’s political and administrative dynamics.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mr Eba, a former APC chairman in Cross River, was removed from office earlier this year on allegations of mismanagement of party funds and high-handedness before he later defected to the PDP.
