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Grievances as Reps Member Shares Cassava Stems, Cross River State
The member of the House of Representatives for Calabar and Odukpani Federal Constituency in Cross River State, Honourable Bassey Akiba, on Friday, distributed cassava stems to constituents as part of an empowerment initiative to support farming.
The distribution took place in Okoyong, Odukpani Local Government Area, which borders Calabar, with each beneficiary receiving ten cassava stems.
The gesture, however, has sparked controversy in the constituency, with many residents, including some beneficiaries, criticizing it as insufficient and symbolic rather than genuinely helpful.
Comrade Ikposa, a constituent, told Sunday Vanguard that the cassava stems and fertilizers were part of a Federal Government agricultural intervention program, not initiatives directly from lawmakers.
“President Tinubu approved the program and released it to lawmakers early last year. Unfortunately, these items are now being distributed close to the election period as a campaign tool,” he said.
Ikposa added that the delayed release of the cassava stems reflects the failure of lawmakers and local government authorities to properly complement the President’s efforts. “This action is one of the main reasons governance continues to fail at the grassroots level.”
He noted that the cassava stems had dried up after being stored for over a year, and that the current season, with the sun still too hot, is unsuitable for planting.
One of the recipients, Doris Affia, said she accepted the ten stems to avoid offending the lawmaker. “I was given ten stems, but how many heaps
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced Morocco as winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The CAF Appeal Board ruled in favour of Morocco, declaring that Senegal forfeited the AFCON final by walking off the field during the game.
Morocco were awarded a 3–0 walkover victory.
This decision upholds Morocco’s appeal following the chaotic events in the match.
DAILY POST recalls that the Senegal team briefly walked off the pitch in protest after a controversial penalty was awarded to Morocco late in regulation time.
They were called back to the field by their captain, Sadio Mané, and later won the game 1–0.
CAF determined that this action constituted a violation of Article 84, or the equivalent regulations concerning refusal to play or abandoning the field.
Under AFCON rules, a team that refuses to continue playing or leaves the field without authorization faces elimination and forfeiture of the match.
A total of three operatives of different security agencies in Anambra State collapsed during the inauguration of Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on Tuesday.
The incident happened during the parade at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka.
The three operatives are one male police operative, another male operative of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) and a female operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.
The police operative collapsed first, followed by the NSCDC operative, who slumped towards the end of the event and was later escorted to an ambulance, after she refused to be moved in a stretcher.
A source said the police operative was later resuscitated, but was still not stable, and was taken in an ambulance to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka.
The collapse of the service officers was attributed to fatigue and the long period of parade under harsh sunny weather.
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