POTENTIAL CONTENDERS SERIES PART IV
FOCUS: DR PRINCE JAMES ESUONG (DCP RTD, PhD)
Southern Cross River State is so blessed that that our profiling of her sons and daughters who are very capable and qualified to take over from our digital governor professor Ben Ayade in 2023 if Christ tarries, may take us up to part 200 of the series.
Like Seriake Dickson current governor of Bayelsa State, Obinna Ogba, Senator representing Ebonyi Central in the Senate who are all retired Policemen that are making their people proud and serving their states in exalted offices, Dr. Prince Esuong DCP Rtd, is yet another policeman that may be coming to sustained the good works of the previous administrations in Cross River State and built on their legacies to take Cross River State to an enviable height.
A graduate of economics from the famous University of Calabar who currently holds a double PhD, one being in Security Strategies, Prince Esuong is an Efik Son of the Eburutu stock from Odukpani L.G.A of Cross River State. He grew through the ranks in the Nigerian Police Force to retire as a Deputy Commissioner of Police. A very simple and humble man , but yet very strict and displined in the discharge of his duties and relation with all, but young and old.
His straightforwardness can be attested to by all those who knows him and that is the simple reason why in the force, he was entrusted with so many sensitive high profile positions. As an Assistant Commisioner of Police, he was once Compol Force Armament and have also served as Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations Ebonyi State Police Command during the dreaded Ezza/Ezillo War. It was his tactical initiatives that led to the end of that war.
There is one striking thing about Dr. Esuong, and that is , HE LOVES CROSS RIVERIANS AND ANYTHING CROSS RIVER STATE WHERE EVER HE WAS POSTED TO. An officer of his calibre would not relate with people of low class, but this was never said of him, as evidence abound by those who knows him that, he personally sponsored and financed the activities of CROSS RIVER STATE WELFARE ASSOCIATIONS anywhere he was posted. In fact, in Ebonyi State , Cross Riverians had their heads very high because Dr. Esuong out of his busy schedules would still attain the association meetings and offered advises. His phones were opened to complains from indigenes of Cross River State in the State whether police or civilian and he was always ready to help and render advise. His Stay in Ebonyi State and other States he worked, saw indigene of Cross River State being envied by people from other places.
He is highly educated and humble to a fault. On retirement, he openly supported Prof. Ben Ayade second tenure, worked for it and openly declared for the PDP. As 2023 draws near which is the rightful turn of Southern Cross River to take over the mantle of leadership in Cross River State, Dr. Prince James Esuong (DCP RTD) could simply be that man that will help realised the dreams of the founding fathers of Cross River State.
Ekpenyong Isaiah
Commander, Infantry Pen Battallion
isacool4good@yahoo.com
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