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Eleven lawmakers representing Cross River State in the National Assembly have embarked on two-weeks hunger strike to press for reversal of the decision of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and the National Boundary Commission (NBC) to allocate 76 disputed oil wells to Akwa Ibom State.
Briefing newsmen yesterday, the Cross River State caucus in the National Assembly led by Senator Bassey Ewa-Henshaw (PDP, Cross River South) described as fraudulent, moves by the agencies to deprive the state of revenue accruable from the disputed oil wells located in the maritime boundary with neighbouring Akwa Ibom State.

According to Senator Ewa-Henshaw: “Since some greedy brigands would rather see our people starve to death and our state brought to its knees, we as their representatives have decided to stand in unity with them. We will therefore, beginning immediately, embark on a two-week hunger strike to emphasize the seriousness of this situation and the collective pain we feel.”

Also commenting on the matter, Deputy Senate Leader Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN) said “it is a moral weapon we are using to appeal to the conscience and sensitivity of Nigerians to feel how serious the matter is. We are a government that is governed by constitution, not by whims and caprices of some people.”

The Cross River lawmakers said the RMAFC and the NBC have wrongfully termed their state a non-oil producing state soon after Bakassi was ceded to Cameroun saying, “we are persuaded by these patently corrupt, illegal, unconstitutional and brazen actions to declare that the RMFAC has in this instance clearly acted against the collective national interest of all of us as Nigerians at the behest of invisible forces or interest and only the reversal of this decision by the Federal Government will mitigate the enormous injustice meted out to the people Cross River State.”

Earlier Senator Ewa-Henshaw said the lawmakers from the state will exploit all available alternatives to reverse the decision of the government agencies including litigation.

“Bakassi was not ceded to Akwa Ibom State but to Cameroon. Oil wells belonging to Cross River before ceding Bakassi can only be claimed by Cameroon or remain in Cross Rivers because this is the only area where territory changed hands. Our decision to declare our stand now is born out of our strong desire for peace and our firm belief that for peace, unity and progress to reign, there is urgent need for the two States to work together in true partnership in which no party will fee shortchanged. We fervently hope that common sense will prevail. A word is enough for the wise,” he said.

The lawmakers on hunger strike include; Senators Ewa-Henshaw, Ndoma-Egba and Greg Ngaji. From the House of Representatives, 8 from Cross River State are currently on hunger strike. They include; Reps. John Eno, Alex Ukam, Bassey Ewa, Prince Bassey, Paul Ada, Gabriel Eddy and Chris Eta.

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Foolish men! Who are they deceiving??
They want to go hungry for two weeks so they can steal millions for their generations to never starve forever!

I hope it is a dry fast! that would do their fat tummies some good. Nigerian lawmakers have never been a serious pack b4 so this is just anoda joke that we are used to hearing from the national assembly! Basket mouth, i go dye, Gordons, AY, and the likes beta WATCH OUT! There's a new pack of comedians in town.

Are these guys genuinely fighting for the interest of their state or for the potential ceasation of flow of funds into their pockets!

Hunger neva catch somebody. They shud go-on, Nigerians are watching hw faithful nd diligent they'll b 2their cause.
Hunger Strike INDEED.

puskin:

Hunger neva catch somebody. They shud go-on, Nigerians are watching hw faithful nd diligent they'll b 2their cause.
Hunger Strike INDEED.

Do you really expect diligence and faithfulness in this? i doubt so. These greedy crocodiles would neva go hungry for nigerians. NEVA!
I refuse to bilif that these gluttons are not feeding well in their privacies!

Maybe they will be taken serious if one or all of them commit sympathy suicide.

Hunger strike my crusty feet. They are feeding fat in secret.

Hunger strike in nigeria? that's a first.
Hmm, thought Nigeria was on hunger strike all along.

Pardon my skepticism but i just think that anything a nigerian is doing , he is doing it just for himself.

I'm sorry to say this, but these people are not a tenth of Gandhi, and so cannot use his methods. They had better get something to eat, because they might die of hunger.

Those greedy klep bastards who jst think of their pocket. Am sure d oil wels they r goin on hunger strike 4,they wil eventualy use tax payers money 2 buy it 4 their childrn. IDIOTS!

LOL, In Nigeria, expect anything to happen, Who is fooling who? Unless people of unless predigree, Its still the same old story, May God forgive them all.

the calabar legislators i know cant go on hunger strick oooooo and if they do,they would break it tonite cos MCC AND Marian Road suya,beer,pepper soup and babes dey wait them for evening

When I read this early this morning, I didn't know how best to laugh to this kind of joke in the National Comedy Assembly. Whether to sit and laugh, stand and laugh and laugh, jump or   I just couldn't help myself.

Do these set of IDIOTS think they are fooling anyone at all or what do they take us for? Useless people want to go on hunger strike after they have eaten and stolen for the day. God punish their big tummies.

hunger strike indeed after milking billions of $$ from the state. They cant deceive us again with their pranks

If they ever eat again, na thunder go fire them all

two weeks hunger strike. hahaha! thats a laugh. if them fit go two days hunger strike make i baff naked for bathroom

Hunger never catch dem , na morning be this , they should rather go and find a solution rather than hunger strike, i know say dem go dey chp for their private guest houses sha,

it's a good idea but those dudes should be closely monitored to ensure they eat nothing at all. i think that will help some potruding bellies, lol. but seriously, cross river is getting marginalised for nothing. i'm behind them. but that don't mean i won't be getting meals sha!

this is really astonishing maybe after the hunger strike, akwa ibom will add 4 oil wells to the 76 already atstake to give them 80.
Lawmakers we know its for your pocket sake. at leaste the youth of cross river state now know their have been money from oil wells so if the revenue is back to cross river, even the newly born baby will request for his/her share. this is really NINJA 4 LIFE HAHAHAHAH.

Useless fools!
Hunger strike my foot.
Assuming the oil wells were illegally ceded to Akwa Ibom (which is not the case, from what I gather), so these pot-bellied clowns would have preferred Camorroun take them than their felow brothers in Akwa Ibom. Shame on them all!

VIPICO:

Useless fools!
Hunger strike my foot.
Assuming the oil wells were illegally ceded to Akwa Ibom (which is not the case, from what I gather), so these pot-bellied clowns would have preferred Camorroun take them than their felow brothers in Akwa Ibom. Shame on them all!

VIPICO
I think this is simple logic. Read that again Bakassi was not ceded to Akwa Ibom State but to Cameroon. Oil wells belonging to Cross River before ceding Bakassi can only be claimed by Cameroon or remain in Cross Rivers because this is the only area where territory changed hands.

They can certainly do with some dry fasting. It's good for their health.

Chei! Lol, These clowns no go kill me

OMG! Abeg two weeks is too short for their protruding tummies to go flat. At least they should extend it to 12 months cos it will save them a lot of money from tummy tuck operations. Hypocrites! When Bakassi, with it large oil reserves was ceded to Cameroun, they never went on hunger strike. Why now?

Very funny. . .Anyways i dont give a rat ass if they murder themselves!
Bastards

The fools know they are only deceiving themselves. Now that the tap where they generously help themselves from has dried up, let's see where they will go from here.

Rather than look for ways to generate revenue from the state through alternative sources, they are still hoping to feed from a resource that will be meaningless in the near future as the world goes green and switches from fossil fuels to biofuel.

How narrow-minded can a people be? Is there no end to the stupidity that we see being dished out by these "lawmakers" on a weekly basis?

PLEASE LORD, LET OIL DRY UP FROM THIS COUNTRY. WE HAVE BEEN THE WORSE FOR IT!

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Amennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Hunger go kill them, the only thing na say new lawmakers go emerge, till then may the hunger continue to fire them, (can i hear an Amen)

I don't belive this guys can starve their all because of their state.I belive they will be having there 3 square meal secretly.

E Be like say these lawmakers want to go religious,
They want to emulate Jesus for two weeks.
Hope its dry fasting with serious prayer and fasting,