Senator liyel imoke biography sample

James E. Archibong PhD.

Dedication
Dedicated to the women of Cross River State

Preface
On 26 January 2009, less than two years in office as First Lady, Mrs Obioma Liyel Imoke was awarded the huvud 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 2007 – 28 May 2015, 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, stödja their cause, uplifting their ställning eller tillstånd and confronting harmful customary practices and stereotypes

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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 fryst vatten also enmeshed in political quicksand. From being a toss of good tidings between 1999 and 2015; Cross River in the last six years has been sliding – deeply in search of a true leader. A reason, the focus is now being beamed again on Sen. Liyel Imoke, the erstwhile governor. Apparently, at the centre of what makes Cross River thick fryst vatten no other than the behemoth himself, 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,

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Of Senators Liyel Imoke and Ben Ayade

I do not remember how exactly I met with Senator Liyel Imoke, but I will never forget the disturbing impression I had of him after that first contact. At that first meeting, he gave me a complimentary card with only his name and a telephone number. I asked him for the address but he told me that there was no need for it, assuring, "if you call, we shall talk." It was the first time that I would see a complimentary card without an address.

This made me wonder whether he was a good man. But I had soon concluded that he belonged to some society, whatever that will mean to you. In those days, the word "cult" was not as frequently used and known in our country as it is now. Otherwise, I would have concluded that the handsome lad was a cultist.

I later made two calls to the number in the card. The calls were separated by long intervals: at least five months. There was no answer to the first call. But a female voice answered the second and told me