By Patrick Obia Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has announced the Central Planning Committee members for a befitting state burial for the late Dr. Joseph Wayas, a former Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the 2nd republic, who died over two years, nine months ago. At the instance and intervention
By Godwin Ajom The Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) Chairman, Associate Professor Mike Ushie has resigned his position following the State Government’s swipe on the Commission’s “cavalier work attitude”. In a letter to the State House of Assembly earlier, the State Government blamed the inability of the state to conduct Local Government elections
They use poverty as a form of political control. The poorer the people, the more likely they are compelled to sing and dance at the celestial glory of the sovereign who does no wrong. Every single project is magnified as the greatest, ever. He knows the truth, but what the heck! The wealth of the
What is in place to ensure that the narrative of malfeasance that led to the creation of JAAC doesn't emerge anymore?
There are those who argue without evidence, that the very idea was formulated in Cross River State by the then Governor Donald Duke.
By Emmanuella Ekele And Kayode Oyero, Channels Television The Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for Local Government (LG) administrations. The Supreme Court also barred governors from dissolving democratically elected Local Government councils in the country. The apex court, in a landmark judgment on
By Patrick Obia Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Cross River State, are fumed over Governor Bassey Otu’s continuous snub in his recent appointment galore. The CSOs voiced their dissatisfaction in a press statement signed and issued by Civil Society/NGO leader in the State, Leader Ben Usang, questioning why the governor failed
By CrossRiverWatch Admin After three years of demise of the former Senate President of Nigeria, Dr. Joseph Wayas, and his corpse deposited at London Hospital, the United Kingdom, his body has arrived in Abuja to begin an eternal journey. According to videos and reports, the body landed in Abuja from Heathrow Airport, London, on British