By Beatrice Ori And Favour William The Cross River State House of Assembly has made a U-turn to state that the tenure for elected officials in the local government councils in the state remains three years, and not four as reported. The Speaker of the House’s clarification comes as corrigendum to a previous report where
By Favour Adinya and Victory Anty Upon the constitution of a new Labour Party (LP), Cross River State chapter caretaker committee led by John Ushie, what seems like a fresh crisis is brewing within the party with the ousted State Chairman, Ambassador Ogar Osim, declaring the new committee illegal. Comrade Ushie, in an address on
By Joy Ushie And Marvellous Nkanu The incumbent Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has vowed to complete all his predecessor – former Governor Ben Ayade’s abandoned projects in the state. Governor Otu gave the assurance in a post made on his X (former Twitter) official handle, promising to see to fruition the
By Anita Otu To advance the Bakassi Deep Seaport project in Cross River State, key stakeholders have formally endorsed their commitment to supporting and overseeing the realization of the project. Among the prominent stakeholders who pledged their dedication to the project in the presence of the Governor of Cross River State and other key officials
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Bassey Otu has granted assent to the amended Cross River Electoral Law passed by the State House of Assembly. The amendment by the House of Assembly was necessitated by the Supreme Court’s verdict granting autonomy to local government as well as ensuring that states of the federation ensure elected officials head
By Anita Otu The Cross River State Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dr. Roseline Egbe, and sister security agencies have lauded Governor Bassey Otu on transforming security formation in the state. She said the governor has done well by changing the structure of the state security formation. The transformation formation she said
By Fortune Erim The All Progressive Congress (APC), Cross River State chapter, has debunked Pegging the sell of chairmanship and councilorship form for the upcoming local government election in the State, at 15 and 6 million Naira respectively. The State party Publicity Secretary, Honorable Emmanuel Edem Inyang JP, in a press release on Tuesday said
By Godwin Ajom A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Francis Effiom, alongside his supporters at Ward 8, Calabar Municipal Local Government Area, have decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). CrossRiverWatch observed that among those who defected with the PDP chieftain, is the Ward 8 Chairman, Mr. Bernard Iso, who posited