ADC stalwart berates ruling party over oil wells’ altercation between Cross River, Akwa Ibom

A subordinate of the absorption conjugation party, African Democratic Party, ADC successful Cross River State, Austine Ibok has berated the nationalist ruling party, All Progressives Congress, APC, for the inability to resoluteness the lingering faceoff betwixt 2 sister states, which are each governed by the party.

Cross River and Akwa A’Ibom States person been locked successful a renewed bitter quarrel implicit ownership of 76 lipid wells which the country’s apex court, the Supreme Court, ruled successful 2012 successful favour of Akwa Ibom States.

In a connection issued successful Calabar, superior of Cross River State, connected Sunday, the convener of ADC Coalition Movement successful Cross River State, Ibok condemned the alleges nonaccomplishment of the APC led Federal Government to deploy what helium described arsenic a sincere governmental solution successful resolving the lipid good dispute.

Ibok said it was disappointing that, contempt shared governmental alignment, the Federal Government did not demonstrated the leadership, neutrality, and statesmanship required to execute an amicable resolution.

“This inaction has prolonged economical hardship and stalled developmental opportunities for our state”, helium stated.

Ibok who precocious defected from APC, however, commended Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State for what helium called unwavering determination successful pursuing the betterment of the...