By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has expressed shock and sadness at the passing of the deputy leader of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Honorable Simon Nkoro Egbong. Mr. Nkoro, aged 62 and a two-term lawmaker representing Ikom 2 state constituency died Sunday morning in India at
By Ogar Monday and Margaret John The Deputy Leader of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Honorable Nkoro Simon Egbong (PDP, Ikom 1) has died. Mr. Nkoro, aged 62 and a two term member of the House died this morning in an undisclosed hospital in India after a protracted illness, Assembly sources told CrossRiverWatch.
By Nsa David Mr. Emmanuel Essien Robson, has accused the current administration of Senator Ben Ayade of Cross River State of highhandedness and impunity in the discharge of his duties as Governor of the State. The accusation was made in Calabar, Transcorp Hotels as he declared interest in unseating Senator Ben Ayade in the 2019
By Efa Sunday A Cross River State House of Assembly aspirant (Boki 1) constituency, Mr. Fabian Okwajie, has said that “Governance should not be hinged on the basis of empowerment alone but rather it should be an investment ideology.” Mr. Okwajie in this exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch averred that, “Governance is not supposed to be
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information reaching our newsroom has it that the member representing Ikom 2 constituency in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Simon Nkoro is dead. According to the source, “The member died last night in Calabar, he died of cancer of the trachea. ” The source further revealed that the late Assembly man
By Obeten Godfrey Mr. Orim Peter, a third year student of the Faculty of Law in the University of Calabar is currently in need of NGN800,000 for an urgent surgery at the National Hospital Abuja. Orim, a native of Obudu local government area in northern Cross River State was recently diagnosed of a liver ailment,
Cross River State like every other state in Nigeria is divided into three senatorial districts namely, the Southern, Central and Northern senatorial districts. In APC, party positions have always been shared among the three senatorial districts. The current zoning structure of the party in the state favors the central to produce the state chairman, while
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has debunked claims he directed his aides to compile a list of people to be used as delegates for the forthcoming primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A statement signed by his spokesman, Mr. Christian Ita and issued on Friday said