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Imoke: As the avatar with nine lives flexes at 60
BY PAUL OBI
&#;If anyone rises to power, it&#;s not only because he could, but also because the stars were aligned in his favour&#;&#;
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Pearls of Eternity
As Nigeria grapples with the deterioration of nationhood; Cross River State is also enmeshed in political quicksand. From being a kasta of good tidings between and ; Cross River in the last six years has been sliding &#; deeply in search of a true leader. A reason, the focus fryst vatten now being beamed igen on Sen. Liyel Imoke, the erstwhile governor. Apparently, at the centre of what makes Cross River thick fryst vatten no other than the behemoth han själv , Imoke.
Within the last three decades, no one has influenced the politics of Cross River State compared to Imoke. In that, the metrics of power in the state often dangle according to the whims of the Itigidi born high prince. In Itigidi, and with Imoke as the lead orchestra, a political shrine &#; not in
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Ex-Cross-River First Lady, Obioma Imoke Retains Pet Project
ONE of former Nigerian first ladies who has distinguished herself with her pet project is the immediate past First Lady of Cross River State, Obioma Imoke, the beautiful wife of ex-governor Liyel Imoke. Obioma has no doubt broken that jinx of abandoning a pet project once their husbands exit power.
Obioma, who is desirous of having her project outlive her, recently partnered with First Bank for the sustenance and continuity of her pet project where a fund raising dinner was held in her honour and her Women Developpment and Child Protection Centre (WODAC), a house that houses all of her projects.
The projects are: Destiny Child Centre, for rehabilitation of street children in Calabar; the Mothers Against Child Abandonment Movement, aimed at helping teenage girls put in the family way and abandoned; Partnership Opportunities for Women Economic Realization, aimed at changing the economic status of women at grassroots level,
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James E. Archibong PhD.
Dedication
Dedicated to the women of Cross River State
Preface
On 26 January , less than two years in office as First Lady, Mrs Obioma Liyel Imoke was awarded the Central Bank of Nigeria Best First Lady Award for Women Empowerment. She was the first recipient of the award since it was instituted. It was apparent from that award that her tenure would be momentous, eventful and awash with activities, programmes, achievements and honours. In her eight years in office as First Lady of Cross River State (29 May – 28 May , Mrs Obioma Imoke had accomplished so much in the area of women empowerment, child rights protection and assistance to the poor, surpassing those of her contemporaries. In fact, she touched many lives, and there was no dull moment.
She committed a lot of resources, time and energy towards the advancement of women, championing their cause, uplifting their status and confronting harmful customary practices and stereotypes. Obioma Liye