Ntufam Dr Sandy Onor, the greatest, A man with a good heart, the Messiah and the Joshua of central senatorial district.

Birth
Dr Sandy ojang Onor was born into the family of Ntufam Samuel Ojang Onor and Cecilia Iqua onor in the early hours of 14th February 1966 at the holy family joint hospital, IKOM.
Academic Career
   At the age of 5, in 1971,Sandy started his primary education at St. Martins primary school, IKOM, in 1973 he was moved to St Francis primary school, Obubra following the transfer and conversion of his father to the civil Service. In 1976 Sandy was admitted to the prestigious St. Brendan secondary school, Iyamoyoung, Obubra at a time when skipping form six to secure admission into secondary school was considered remarkable.
He graduated in 1981 with flying colors, having acquired high ethical and moral values.
In 1983, he gained admission to the university of Calabar to study history, graduating in 1987 with a second class upper degree. He was the best graduating students, thus wining the professor Eyo Ita and chief Ita Ekanem prizes for the best graduating students in the history discipline.
In consonance with the practice at that time, he was employed as graduate assistant in the department immediately after the youth corps program. After Only one year in the masters program, he was advanced to the PHD program on account of his brilliant performance. He obtained the PHD degree in record time in March, 1998 at the age of 27.
Teaching Experience
  With only eight years of teaching in the university, Sandy established himself as a committed teacher, researcher and a scholar with particular emphasis on African history with reference to evolution, growth and development of Ejagham Nationality in Cross River region of Nigeria, using the Ejagham as a case study, Dr Sandy was able to demystify and explore several unsavory theories about cross River and it's people. He debunked many erroneous, ill conceived and spurious claims in the intellectual and pseudo intellectual circles regarding cross River people and their neighbors. His research effort in this area culminated in his first book, The Ejagham Nation in the cross River Region of Nigeria.
Dr Onor further publish another book capturing his rare double barreled experience in the local government system, the book entitled, Local Governance in Nigeria, Evolution, growth, problems and solutions.
He had also published book chapters and articles in local and international journals. He remains keenly committed to intellectual pursuits.
As a politician
 In 1996 Dr Sandy left the university to venture into politics, believing that it was time for him to expand the frontiers and dimension of community service.
He has since served in various capacities.
(1). State Chairman, National center party of Nigeria (NCP) 1996-97.
(2) Elected executive chairman,. Etung local government council in 1999.
3) State Chairman and chairmen of chairmen ALGON CRS chapter 1999-2002
(4) pioneer Deputy National president, association of local government of Nigeria ,,(AlGON) 1999-2002
(5) State coordinator presidential campaign organization (Obasanjo /Atiku )2003
(6) member political Reform conference - representing CRS (2005)
7). Director Donald Duke presidential campaign organization, 2007
8) chairman local government service commission CRS (2005)
(9)chairman Security committee PDP campaign organization (2007)
(10) chairman, cross river state local government PDP electoral panel 2010
11) member central working committee, PDP campaign organization CRS 2010
12) Director General PDP campaign organization CRS 2014
13) member CRS executive council serving as Commissioner for Agriculture and later Environment 2010-2013
14)in 2015 Dr  Sandy left PDP  on account of what he describe as institutional tyranny and gross lack of internal democracy, in the wake of all this, he ran the senatorial election on the platform of the labor party, although he lost ,it remains for a huge victory for freedom of expression and democracy in Cross River State
15)Sandy return to PDP added more weight to the party also was appointed SECRETARY of election committee in the national convention that produces Uche Secondus as the National Chairman of PDP and his executives.
Honors
  In recognition of his numerous contribution towards the development of the local government system in Cross River State and Nigeria, Dr Sandy has received the following honors and several chieftaincy titles
1) fellow of the chartered institute of local government and public administration (FCPA)
2) IRUNANDU of Nchofang
3) Mfona Mon Akor mfam of Ajassor
4) Efun Efun Afor Ndumine of Etung land
5) Ntufam Eweng ofam of Qua land and among others.
Ntufam Dr Sandy Onor is generally known as a man with an amazing personality that is warm and appropriate dosage of zeal and firmness that is founded on a clear vision. He is a man of glamour, a tested administrator, an adept politician, community service provider, an author and a consummate family man.
Your support for Dr Sandy is your support for your future.
God bless the people of central senatorial district of Cross River State for your Millions of support given to Dr Sandy Onor for senate come 2019.
Long Live Cross River State
Long Live Cross River State central senatorial district
Long Live Ntufam Dr Sandy Onor (the original caterpillar of central senatorial district.
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It was a moment of surprise and joy where One of Nigerian finest Gospel Minister (Adonai crooner) Samworship got the centre stage as he proposed to this pretty damsel Oma during a church service taking the audience on a surprise. Notable present at the occasion among congregation were Apostle Tsax  and Pst. Shedrack at Glorious House worship centre kabala west kaduna state, The eagles voice blog gathered. 

Samworship is a Gospel minister, with origin from Living Faith Church aka Winners Chapel international. He hails from Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State. Samworship has touched and converted several souls to God via his Music.

According to God he who finds a wife find a good thing and obtaineth favour from the Lord Prov 18:22. Sam worship has found and we join the host of others to wish him a happy days ahead.

Driver beat up his passenger in a public vehicle. 



By Eje Peter
A commercial bus driver of a popular company, The Young Shall Grow,  reportedly beat up His passenger along Delta /Onitsha Express Way.

Speaking with the victim, he said "the Driver neither listen to us whenever we complain of being pressed nor does He show concern for any complaint.
 So this last one that resulted to Him beating me was, a woman got to her Bus-Stop and told the Driver that She wants to alight. But the Driver pretended as not to hear this Woman. At this point ,I got pissed and decided to bang at the door vehemently. Immediately the Driver came out with His conductor and started punching my face".

He also added that ,"it was the intervention of my fellow passengers that saved me. Because I don't know what there had in mind towards me".


(TEVB)

PRESS RELEASE



RE- PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE ON IMMEDIATE OVERHAUL OF SPECIAL ANTI-ROBBERY SQUAD (SARS)

·       IGP IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE HAS  ORDERED IMMEDIATE OVERHAULING OF SPECIAL ANTI-ROBBERY SQUAD (SARS) ACROSS THE COUNTRY

·       THE OUTFIT WILL NOW BE KNOWN AS FEDERAL SPECIAL ANTI-ROBBERY SQUAD (FSARS). ALL SARS TEAMS NATIONWIDE  HAVE BEEN COLLAPSED UNDER FSARS

·       A NEW COMMISSIONER OF POLICE HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE OVERALL HEAD OF THE FEDERAL SPECIAL ANTI-ROBBERY SQUAD NATIONWIDE.



The Inspector General of Police in compliance with the Presidential directives has ordered the immediate overhauling of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) to address complaints and allegations on human rights violations against some of the personnel of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) from members of the public in some parts of the Country.



2.    In the new arrangement, a new Commissioner of Police has been appointed as the overall head of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad nationwide.



3.    The Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad previously under the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department (FCIID) is henceforth to operate under the Department of Operations, Force Headquarters Abuja. The Commissioner of Police (FSARS) is answerable to the Inspector General of Police through the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Department of Operations.



4.    In observance of full compliance with the Presidential directives, the Federal Anti-Robbery Squad will be intelligence driven and will be restricted to the prevention and detection of Armed Robbery, kidnapping and the apprehension of offenders linked to the stated offences only.



5.    New FSARS Commanders are being appointed for the Federal Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) across the country that will now exist and operate in the State and Zonal Commands under the Commissioner of Police (F-SARS) at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. A Federal SARS Commander of a Rank of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) but not below Superintendent of Police (SP) will be in charge of FSARS in State and Zonal Commands across the Country.



6.    All Commissioners of Police have been directed by the Inspector General of Police to comply with this directive with immediate effect and warn their personnel not to pose as SARS operatives. The IGP X-Squad and Monitoring Unit have been mandated to go round the Commands and Police Formations nationwide to ensure strict compliance with the Presidential directives and apprehend any erring police officer.



7.    A new Standard Operational Guidelines and Procedures, and code of conduct for all FSARS personnel to ensure that the operations of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad is in strict adherence to the rule of law and with due regards to international human rights law and constitutionally guaranteed rights of suspects will be enforced in totality by the Commissioner of Police, FSARS. Other measures to be implemented by the Force in observance of full compliance with the presidential directives are as follows:



i.     Human Rights Desk Officers for FSARS in every State to take complaints from the public and forward same to Force Headquarters, the officer will be answerable to the Commissioner of Police, FSARS at the Force Headquarters and not Commander FSARS in the States.

ii.    Medical/Psychological evaluation of all FSARS personnel will be carried out immediately. 

iii.    Redesigning of new uniform with identity name tag for all FSARS personnel throughout the Country will be done immediately.

iv.    Henceforth, FSARS personnel will not perform Stop and Search duties except on distress call to respond to armed robbery and kidnapping offences only.

     

8.    The Force will be transparent, cooperate, and work cordially with the National Human Right Commission on the special panel that will conduct an investigation of the alleged unlawful activities of FSARS to address grievances from the public against the personnel of FSARS in compliance with the presidential directives.



9.    Furthermore, a new training program to be organized by the Force in collaboration with some Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Local and International NGOs, and other Human Rights Organizations on core Police Duties, Observant of Human Rights and Handling, Care and Custody of Suspects have been directed by the Inspector General of Police for all Federal SARS personnel nationwide with immediate effect.



10.   A committee of Senior Police officers, Technical Consultants, Human Rights/Civil Society organizations (CSOs) has been setup to review the activities of FSARS under the new arrangement. They are to pay unscheduled visits to FSARS formations across the country with particular attention to States with high complaints index, to assess facilities and situations in these States and submit report to the Inspector General of Police on regular basis.



11.   However, aggrieved members of the public who have any complaint in the past or present of violation of their rights by any Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) personnel anywhere in the country are to report through any of the following channels for investigation and redress.



i.             DIG, Department of Operations: 08037025670

ii.           IGP X-SQUAD

0902 690 0729, 08078662130, 08174041000 – CALLS

0903 227 8905 – SMS

0903 562 1377 – whatsapp

Email: integrityxsquad@gmail.com

iii.         IGP Monitoring Unit: igpmonotoringabj@yahoo.com, 08036242591

iv.         Commissioner of Police, FSARS:  08033476852

v.           FORCE PUBLIC COMPLAINT BUREAU

07056792065 Calls/SMS/whatsapp

08088450152 Calls/SMS/whatsapp

Email: bailisfree@gmail.com, pressforabuja@gmail.com

Twitter: @PoliceNG

www.facebook.com/ngpolice

vi.        PUBLIC COMPLAINT RAPID RESPONSE UNIT (PCRRU)

08057000001 – Calls Only

08057000002 – Calls Only

08057000003 – SMS & whatsapp only

Twitter: @PoliceNG_PCRRU

www.facebook.com/PolicePCRRU



                NGOs/CSOs

vii.   sega@aliensmedialtd.com, 08027757359

viii.  koredebello@caspertainment.agency,    casperentertainment@gmail.com, 09051133035

ix.    oluogunsakin@hotmail.com

x.     g.writer2011@gmail.com, 07037887630





Ag. DCP JIMOH MOSHOOD

FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

FORCE HEADQUARTERS

ABUJA

01/08/2018.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the arrest of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, for failing to appear in court.

Justice Stephen Pam issued the warrant of arrest on Thursday after Mahmood’s absent in court for the third time.

The judge asked the police to effect the arrest immediately.

Justice Pam had on July 5 ordered Yakubu to appear before him to show cause why he should not be sent to prison for contempt of court.

The judge made the order for Mahmood to appear before him while ruling on a preliminary objection by INEC and its Chairman in a contempt proceeding filed by Ejike Oguebego and Chuks Okoye, Chairman and Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, respectively.

Five days later, on July 10 when the court sat again, the INEC boss did not show up with his counsel, Mr Adeboyega Awomolo, informing the court that his client had filed an appeal challenging that order at the appeal court and another appeal before the Federal High Court asking for a stay of proceedings pending the determination of the appeal.

But counsel to the plaintiff informed the court that contrary to the claims of the INEC counsel there was no material evidence before the court to stop the order of the court or the hearing.

In his ruling (on July 10), Justice Pam held that the fiat by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court to hear the matter subsists.

The judge, however, adjourned the case to August 1 (today)to allow the INEC chairman to attend to his mother’s funeral but insisted that the INEC boss must appear before the court as ordered at the next sitting.

But when the court reconvened today, the INEC Chairman was absent, a development that led to the order for his arrest.

Mr Francis made this available to theeaglesvoiceblog on Wednesday.
Theeaglesvoiceblog quote verbatim Mr Ekpo's speech.  Read full statement below.

My dear brothers and sisters of Yala 1 state constituency, I do not propose to say many words today. The time has come when action rather than speech is needed. The action that precedes religious or partisan lines, the action to re-unite our families, the action to care for the aged and our retired parents, the action to build bridges across the already separated political rivers, the action to build and develop the potentials of our smart, hard working, highly intelligent and dedicated youths.

I have traversed round the eight political wards of Yala one State constituency; the stories are the same, the pictures in my subconscious are disturbing, absolutely nothing has changed, our Farm land are the same, our schools are deteriorating except for few, thanks to SUBEB, Not to talk of the cognitive and psychomotor output of our children. I couldn’t see hope on the faces of our youths, the hunger, poverty and negligence of our people is nothing to write home about.

Three of the most fundamental challenges and ordeals that heralds the collapse and poor representation in our constituency are
1. Leadership
2. Leadership
3. Leadership

Everything rises and falls on leadership. The kind of representation we have today from Yala one State constituency in the CRS House of assembly is nothing to write home about. Yala has never had it this bad. From Hon. Moses Ogble to Hon. D J Ogar, Hon. Ogalama, Hon. Mathew Ojugbor, Rt. Hon. Tom Agi, to Rt. Hon. Larry Odey. 

In this revolution, research has become very central. History is not a fiction of lies but past realities, History has been vindicated to an extent that it is clearer to the blind and very audible to the deaf that from inception, yala one state constituency has always produced representatives of substance and value, but for this one.

My fellow constituents, I know you’ve been neglected in the past 37 months, don't expect miracles in the next 9 months, the story would be the same. However, we can change the story and narratives in 2019. I know you’ve wallowed in tears and disappointment, the hour of restoration has come.

Isaiah heard the voice of the Lord Saying, who will I send and who will go, Isaiah answered, here I am Lord, send me. My fellow brothers and sister, I’ve heard your call today, I have answered and I’m willing to go on this errand for you, I’m willing to be your voice in the wilderness, I’m willing to speak for you, I’m willing to be a friend that sticks more than a brother, I’m willing to be the Son that would wipe away tears of his parents, I’m willing to be your lobbyist, your negotiator, I’m willing to be your representative, I’m willing to be your law maker.

My fellow youths, the bulk of this process lies in your hands, we must guard against acquisition of unwarranted influence, weather sought or unsought, we must never give room for certain characters to endanger our destinies and future, we must kick against imposition, the voice of the people must prevail, we would take nothing for granted. my ambition is completely anchored in God with my in-depth knowledge that power comes only from God

Ladies and gentlemen, my fellow constituents, it is on this note that I hereby declare my intention to contest for a seat in the Cross River State house of Assembly to represent the good people of Yala one state constituency.
Let's do this together...
We rise by lifting others...
And together, we can achieve the extraordinary.

Thank you, and God bless.

Francis Odachi Ekpo.

Written by Ogar Emmanuel Oko

Against the many lies given by the barrack's boys for expelling the second republic political leaders under the superintendent of Alhaji Shehu Shagari of being corrupt; the whole water from River Niger cannot watch them clean of the evil dirt they brought on us as a nation.

Some governors in that dispensation were clever. They were innovative and visionary in their leadership approach. They understood the essence of governance. They knew that good name was better than riches. Though, some were corrupt. Others weren't. My few months of sojourning in Imo state, I've been interacting with people and visiting places to be informed socially and politically. Those I mingled with, were actively involved in politics then.

One erstwhile governor that his names rings like Monday bell is Dr. Sam Mbakwe. Mbakwe was a great man of extraordinary prudence. A native of Obowo LGA and by extension, my in-law.

In less than four years, available record shows that he built 14 factories/industries across the state that comprised of Imo and Abia states then. His administration successfully built paper industry in Orlu, paint industry in Aboh Mbaise and airport at Ahiazu.

After they were ingloriously chased out, most of their achievements suffered greatly due to mismanagement. Some of these industries and factories are now homes of rodents and goons. This generation leaders are busy junketing around the globe; misappropriating and embezzling public funds. They're signing preposterous memorandum of understanding (MoUs).

Many governors today after about 4 years in power can't pinpoint any meaningful project executed by them. They prefer to be described as supersonic and digital governors while in reality, they're analog.

Let the leaders of today emulate the legacies of the leaders of old. Today's leaders should know that good name is far better than ill got. Sam Mbakwe was a good politician.