By Ushang Ewa “Following the governor’s directives on zero potholes in town and intervention on streets, we are embarking on 24 hours work on site… The road will be asphalted with total intervention to ensure the people have a lease of life… Engr. Dane Osim-Asu (Cross River State Commissioner of works, December 2015.) The access
By Obeten Godfrey The Cross River State Commissioner for Health; Dr. Inyang Asibong has expressed delight over her emergence as CrossRiverWatch Man of the Year, 2017. The Commissioner disclosed this in an interview with CrossRiverWatch, where she said her emergence as CrossRiverWatch Man of the year is a recognition of hard work. “I feel elated,
By Roland Enya-Forte The former Cross River State INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Barrister Mike Igini has been said to have misunderstood the position of the State in respect to Law No. 7 of the Cross River State House of Assembly. The accusation was made by Hon. Joe Etene, former Cross River Assembly member representing
By Archibong Jeremiah The Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State on Public Utilities, Mr. Amboni Iyadim has said that it was because of the confidence the Governor had on engineers working on the 21 megawatts power plant that made him announce two commissioning dates that have since elapsed. Mr. Iyadim while
By Archibong Jeremiah The Friends of Community Advocacy Program (FOCAP) has lampooned the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) for failing to live up to its responsibilities of distributing power and maintaining the distribution network. The Community Liaison Director of the organization, Mr. Okon Eyibio stated this while speaking as a guest on topical issues
By Ushang Ewa Following the supply of colored water to residents in Calabar, the Cross River State capital by its public owned Water Board Limited (CRSWBL), CrossRiverWatch has obtained a video where the Managing Director, Dr. Godwin Igile cautioned against tagging water as unfit unless it is tested. Mr. Igile had argued that unless there
By Christiana Alawa A youths advocate and House of Representatives aspirant, Engineer Wofai Ewa has said that if elected, he will consider a bill to repeal the legislative immunity law recently assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr. Ewa who said that given the peculiar nature of the Nigerian polity, there was need for the
Archibong Jeremiah Hon. Legor Idagbo, Member House of Representatives has co-sponsored a bill to create the Federal Character Tribunal. Hon. Legor, while proposing the motion on the floor of the Green Chambers, drew his reference from section 14, Sub 3 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Obudu/Obanlikwu/Bekwarra Constituency rep maintained that