Cross River State is a really blessed State ,, but is it a blessing or a curse when with all its abundance of Natural Resources it is still ranked 28th in Nigeria and not producing nothing but Civil Servants?? Cross River State was created In 1967 out of the defunct Eastern Region by Gen Yakubu Gowon in a bid to deplete the Biafra stronghold .. Coming to Cross River you would be greeted with the Efik language as it is widely spoken in Cross River State because it used to be a language of trade and commerce in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Other languages spoken are Ekoi, Etung, Boki , Ejagam and Becheve. When you seek natural adventure and want to be thrilled by Mother nature herself ,, Cross River is the place to be when you take an exhilarating view from the soaring plateaus of the mountain tops of Obanliku to the Rain forests of Afi, from the Waterfalls of Agbokim and Kwa to the spiralling ox- bow Calabar River which provides sights and images of the Tinapa Business Resort, Calabar Marina, Calabar Residency Museum and the Calabar Slave Park along its course, there is always a thrilling adventure awaiting the eco-tourist visiting Cross River State. Other tourist attractions are the Ikom Monoliths (a series of volcanic-stone monoliths of unknown age), the Mary Slessor Tomb, Coercopan, Ushie close , Calaba Zoo Calabar Drill Monkey Sanctuary, Cross River National Park, Afi Mountain walkway canopy, Kwa falls, Agbokim waterfalls, Tinapa Business Resort and the annual Calabar Carnival that takes place during the Christmas period. The main crops are cassava, yams, rice, plantain, banana, cocoyam, maize, cocoa, rubber, groundnut and palm produce. While Mineral resources in Cross river State include limestone, titanium, tin ore, Uranium, Crude Oil, ceramic raw materials and hardstone . There are more than 230 pre-primary schools, 648 primary schools, 145 post-primary school. Tertiary institutions in the state are the University of Calabar and the Cross River State University of Technology both in Calabar, the Ibrahim Babangida College of Agriculture in Obubra and The Polytechnic, Calabar ,, College of Health Tech Calabar ,, Federal College of Education Obudu ,, College of Education Akampa etc .. The most outstanding and amazing part of all of this is the fact that the Governor is a Professor ,, yes a professor ,, an erudite academia .. So many wonder why he has been unable to utilise the great wealth of the State to empower his people ( imagine the state was utilising its potentials ,, creation of jobs ,, wealth ,, a better life for his people) he has made not less that a thousand appointments the highest in Nigeria ,, to pay them with ?? many start to wonder whether Education and Governance actually go together as we see in developed countries .. You come to Calabar and other cities in the state and you will be shocked to find only hotels scattered all over the cities with no major industries save for Unicem ,, Wllmar ,, Dangote etc .. Insecurity is the order of the day ,, kidnappings even in the University ,, robberies and cult rivaries .. Bad roads litter the State and when it rains ,, due to the landscape of the State ,, it is usually a mess with flooded roads and accidents .. The tourist destinations are left to rot and decay after so much public fund was invested into them ,, Tinapa ,, Obudu Cattle Ranch ,, Marina not to mention the abandoned Sea Port that could increase trade ,, instead he invested in an outrageously expensive monorail to take who and who to where ?? Even flagged of a super highway project all knew would be impossible (it is on hold now oooo) when he should be looking inwards .. Private business owners cry detest the high cost of sustaining a business in the state as many companies fold up just years after starting up due to high taxation as the Government having nothing but tax to fuel its IGR .. Its a pity such Is the situation of a state so particularly blessed by God ,, then people start to ask ,, Why study so much and claim to be an academia while you fail your people ,, when you can just be an SSCE holder and do better ,, even bring #Change ?? Ask Buhari and Obasanjo .. #GodSaveCrossRiver.. #GodBlessNigeria.. Cc Lalastica cc Freiburger cc r231