The people of Abi and Yakurr Local Government Areas (LGAs), Central Senatorial District of Cross River have dissociated themselves from the
The people of Abi and Yakurr Local Government Areas , Central Senatorial District of Cross River have dissociated themselves from the agitation for the creation of Ogoja State.
They said they had protested the inclusion of their local government areas, in a letter written to Mr Kanu Agabi , a former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, who is the leader of Ogoja State Creation Forum. “The importance of the Abi and Yakurr Peoples remaining within Cross River State was underscored as a critical element of their collective identity and future prosperity.
On the visit to the governor, the assembly said they presented a formal declaration of their unwavering resolve to remain an integral part of Cross River State, contingent upon the prospective creation of Ogoja State.
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