Cross River 2015: Next Governorship Candidate Must Have Imoke’s Passion For Development – Commissioner

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Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke

The Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development in Cross River State and a governorship hopeful, Patrick Ugbe, yesterday informed reporters that any candidate aspiring to succeed the state governor, Liyel Imoke, must share in his vision.

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While arguing that anyone who does not share Imoke’s vision would drag the state backwards, the Commissioner said:

“Every Nigerian now knows that there is a place called Cross River. Even those who have not been here realise that it is a model state. It was not by fluke. It is a journey that started 15 years ago and when Imoke came in, he consolidated on those gains and brought new ideas. During his tenure, we had an economic blueprint. He is doing eight years and you cannot realise all the programmes you have planned in a blueprint within eight years. It is a long term programme.

He then averred that anybody intending to succeed Imoke must be prepared to continue from where he would stop in order to sustain the gains the state has recorded for over 16 years.

His words, “Any person who comes in with an idea that he is going to bring new plans from the scratch would throw us back several years. We are already marching forward. We can see the progression that the state is making. It is quite visible. So whoever is coming after him has to be able to sustain those gains. New ideas are welcome, but they should strengthen what is on ground.

“We are lucky to have a man like Imoke at this critical time. If it was any other person, Cross River State may have gone bankrupt at a time when we lost tremendous revenue and had to grapple with little revenue. He has touched virtually every sector with minimal resources,” Ugbe added.

Babatunde Akinsola
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Babatunde Akinsola is aNaija247news' Southwest editor. He's based in Lagos and writes on the Yoruba Nation political issues, news and investigative reports

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