The pattern extends beyond board appointments. At the Federal Executive Council, the state has suffered significant downgrades in ministerial appointments. Following the last cabinet reshuffling by Mr. President, Cross River was effectively demoted from having a substantive minister to a minister of state, a position often regarded as junior and largely symbolic in the status of governance. This downgrade not only weakens the state’s voice in the Federal Executive Council but also diminishes its ability to influence policy decisions that affect its people. Until the last Edo State governorship election, Cross River State was the only APC state in the South-south. Such a state should naturally occupy some strategic positions at the federal level with unlimited access to power and decision-making.
The pattern extends beyond board appointments. At the Federal Executive Council, the state has suffered significant downgrades in ministerial appointments. Following the last cabinet reshuffling by Mr. President, Cross River was effectively demoted from having a substantive minister to a minister of state, a position often regarded as junior and largely symbolic in the status of governance. This downgrade not only weakens the state’s voice in the Federal Executive Council but also diminishes its ability to influence policy decisions that affect its people. Until the last Edo State governorship election, Cross River State was the only APC state in the South-south. Such a state should naturally occupy some strategic positions at the federal level with unlimited access to power and decision-making.
