by crossriverwatch admin In line with the provisions of the 1999 Federal Constitution and the subsisting Electoral Act, the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) is expected to conduct another round of general elections in Nigeria early in 2015. So much has been said about the forth-coming polls in 2015 to the extent that most analysts believe
by crossriverwatch admin There is apparently a crack in the Cross River State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP over the part of the State the governorship candidate in the 2015 general election of the Party should come from. In December, 2013, the Causus of the Party after a meeting in the Government House,
by crossriverwatch admin Dear Governor Imoke: I have followed with keen interest political developments in the state since 1999, often comparing and contrasting your development policy to that of your predecessor Governor Donald Duke. Compared to Duke, you have made great strides towards rural development. The big focus on rural transformation is reflected in two
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Water Board Limited, the successor in title of the defunct Water Board, is one of the extra-ministerial departments created in the 1970 after the creation of the defunct South Eastern State of Nigeria on the 27th May, 1967. In the 1990s, the defunct Water Board was changed into
by crossriverwatch admin It is unimaginable but true, Nigerians spend billions of naira in India yearly on medical tourism. Within the last five years, the Indian embassy recorded the highest number of visa request from any single country seeking permits to visit India for medical reasons from Nigeria with exception of United States. The failure
by crossriverwatch admin “With his qualities and novel achievements, Senator Benedict Ayade certainly stands tall and able to pilot the affairs of Cross River State.” – Alice Aboh As the political jostling to determine the gladiators who will contest for the various state governorships next year is set to commence in earnest later this year,
by crossriverwatch admin We sit on a pot of gold, yet we wallop in poverty, debts and gross unemployment! This Statement comes to life, when we review the rate of economic hardship and joblessness among young people in Cross River State compared to our natural mineral deposits and the available international markets for these products.
by crossriverwatch admin Let the truth be told that the nomination of Honourable Paul Ada as the representative of Cross River State of Nigeria in the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission by President Goodluck Jonathan for confirmation by the Senate is illegal, wrongful and unconstitutional. The reason is that Honourable Paul Ada is