By CrossRiverWatch Admin President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of the Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, from office. Mr. Obono-Obla’s suspension letter, signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, directed the embattled official to step down and then proceed
By Emmanuel Ulayi The Governor of Cross River, Sen. Ben Ayade, has again called on the boundary communities of Cross River and Ebonyi States to coexist together in a more harmonious way to ensure peace and to attract development to their people. Speaking at the peace meeting organized by the Catholic Dioceses of Ogoja and
By Patrick Obia As reported by The Nation Newspaper, the Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP) Chief Okoi Obono-Obla has explained why his agency’s offices in Abuja are closed by Policemen. Although the SPIP’s offices were reportedly sealed from last Saturday evening as a curtain raiser to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Convener, Cross River State Good Governance Coalition, Mr. Agba Jalingo, explains, in this interview with Mudiaga Affe of Punch Newspaper, why Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State is being tagged a land grabber, among other issues. You are one of those that have consistently accused the State Governor of land grabbing,
By Efa Sunday A young Cross Riverian, identified as Mr. Olyma Bill Ogbeche has accused the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) of politicking with the disbursement of relief materials to displaced persons across the country and Cross River State in particular. Ogbeche made this accusation via his twitter handle @Olymzo, while commenting on a statement of
By Agency Reporter The Government of Cross River and Akwa Ibom States have expressed concern at the delay in demarcating the boundary between the two (Itu/Odukpani) by the National Boundary Commission Abuja. The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Professor Ivara Ejemot Esu, OFR, and his Akwa Ibom State counterpart, Obong Moses Ekpo, MFR, made
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sacked the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Cross River State, Dr. Frankland Briyai. Briyai announced his resignation on Thursday to contest the November 16 Bayelsa Governorship election. But INEC claimed it had not received his resignation letter. A statement by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of
By Ushang Ewa The Independent National Electoral Commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in Cross River State, Dr. Frankland Briyai has resigned. Briyai who took over from Mike Igini in 2017, announced his resignation on Thursday following weeks of speculations. He has joined the gubernatorial race in his native Bayelsa state and hopes to shake off heavyweights