By Edem Edem, Daily Post The Cross River State Government said it will quarantine officials of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 for 14 days and be tested to ascertain their coronavirus status. The Federal Government had on Wednesday said that the NCDC and PTF will visit Cross
By Peter Uzoho, This Day Newspaper The Efik Leadership Foundation (ELF), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has expressed relief with the swift response given to its letter by President Muhammadu Buhari, whom it wrote on Monday to intervene in the “deplorable state of COVID-19 response” in Cross River State. ELF in a statement yesterday by the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has replied the Efik Leadership Foundation (ELF) over it’s letter to President Buhari, accusing his administration of corruption and misinforming Cross Riverains about the dreaded COVID-19. Ayade through his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Christian Ita in a statement labeled the foundation as “a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Efik leaders have written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari drawing his attention to Cross River Government’s confusing response to COVID-19 pandemic and called for Federal Government’s intervention so that the State does not become a danger to the nation’s effort to contain the deadly virus. The leaders, under the auspices of
By Archibong Jeremiah As COVID-19 bites harder, Government at all level have been on their toes to stamp out the pandemic. Both at the Federal, State and Local Government level, citizen’s participation to Government’s activities in the battle against the deadly coronavirus is on the increase. Some efforts are welcomed while others are greeted with
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Documents have emerged as to the allocation from FAAC to the 18 Local Government Area of Cross River State. So far, the documents are for the month of January and February 2020. See them below.
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) crisis has taken a sharp turn, the chapter Chairman, Edim Inok has been suspended by his ward executive committee members (ward 3, Calabar Municipality). According to his ward exco, “We discovered with shame and dismay the conduct of our member from the
By Archibong Jeremiah Forum of Head of Local Government Administration (HOLGA) in Cross River State has donated nine hundred million naira (N900,000,000.00) only to the State Government. The donation meant to support the Government in combating COVID-19 pandemic was contained in a letter with reference number CRS/FOHOLGV/A/01/VOL.1/222 dated April 10, 2020 instructed that fifty milion naira (N50,000,000.00) be