Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade Ayade has
called on Senior Advocates of Nigeria from the State to be ready to fight the
Federal Government in a bid to get compensation for 76 oil wells that were
seized and given to Akwa Ibom State by the administration of former President
Olusegun Obasanjo.
The governor made the call at the main bowl of the UJ Esuene
Stadium in Calabar while taking his oath of office for a second term along with
his deputy, Professor Ivara Esu.
The governor said the Federal Government “Illegally seized
our oil wells. You illegally seized our lands. You brought in EPZ. You took our
waterways and left us stranded. Even the ceding of Bakassi was illegal.”
He said, “In 2016, I issued a report on the oil deposits in
Cross River State. We have not asked for money, we are only asking for our
constitutional right to explore our natural resources. Three years down the
line, we are waiting.
“Cross River has been abused and reduced to nothing in body
and spirit and soul. I call on President Muhammadu Buhari to please hearken to
the prayer of the people of Cross River State that we know our value, we know
our worth, we know our heritage. We have shown so much understanding with the
absolute belief that in the fullness of time, justice will be done. All Cross
River SANs, you better be ready because the Federal Government has to tell us
what crimes we have committed.”
He also decried the ceding of Bakassi, saying it was illegal
and that government’s policies over the years had reduced the state to want and
called for redress.
Meanwhile, the governor said his deputy will be acting as the governor in his second term while he will serve as a project manager to enable
him to complete his signature projects such as the Super Highway, Calachika,
Bakassi Deep Seaport and others.
“In order to see to the actualization of our signature
projects this term, though I have been sworn in as Governor, I will assume
duties as a project manager while my deputy will be the Governor.
“Don’t expect to see me in office but in the field to see to
it that these projects are actualized,” Ayade said.
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