By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State House of Assembly has rejected the nomination of Justice Akon Ikpeme as substantive Chief Judge of the State. The house, in a voice vote declined her confirmation after rejecting two parallel reports presented by a divided Committee on Judiciary which was set up to screen Ikpeme. In one
By Archibong Jeremiah The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Cross River State chapter has embarked on strike action over implementation of the new minimum wage by the State Government. The notice of the industrial action was contained in a circular released today marking the Governor’s 52 birthday. Though the lent of the strike wasn’t started in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin All the courts including High courts, magistrate courts, and others have been shut down in Cross River State over non-confirmation of Chief Judge, Justice Akon Ikpeme. Already, all the lawyers in the State have embarked on peaceful demonstration marching from the High court at Mary Slessor to the House of Assembly protesting
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Cross Riverian, Efio-Ita Nyok has written the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade on his 52 birthday. Nyok in his letter to Ayade he urged the Governor to be more tolerant with critics and focus on governance. Nyok, the Central Working Committee (CWC) member representing Cross River State chapter of Partners for
The pictures in the news story with the floodlights in the background indicate that the Commissioner for Lands is referring to the site of the former Nigerian Navy Clinic close to the UJ Esuene Stadium. He claims that the Navy is building a hotel on that former site. Yet the last time I drove past
For the past four and half years, governance in Cross River State has been elevated to pure comedy sadly. Whether with budget presentation or provision of basic infrastructures, they are usually accompanied with so much fanfare and drama thereby reducing the seriousness that ordinarily should be attached to these solemn events. The name of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Following public outcry over menace of potholes all over major towns and cities of Cross River State, Governor Ben Ayade has said that his job as a Governor does not include mending inner city roads or potholes. In an interview he granted the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) International, Ayade said his tenure
Again, Ayade Orders Government Officials, Aids To Stop Making Public Comments
By Archibong Jeremiah Again the Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has warned Government officials and his aids to stop making public statements on behalf of himself or the Government. This second directive was contained in a press release by Christian Ita, Special Adviser Media and Publicity to the Governor and made available to our