By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party says it will go into the next season of electioneering campaigning on the basis of verifiable projects and successes and not propaganda. The Chairman of the party in the State, Venatius Ikem Esq made this known last weekend while welcoming 2,193 defectors
By Jonathan Ugbal The Senator representing Cross River North in the 10th National Assembly, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe on Sunday said he will do more than what he has been celebrated for in the past. The third-term lawmaker made this known on the sidelines of his thanksgiving ceremony at Ogoja where he lamented the quality of
By Jonathan Ugbal The Catholic Bishop of Ogoja Diocese, Most Revd. Dr. Donatus Akpan says God gave the Senator representing Cross River North district, Jarigbe Agom, his position to test the stuff he is made of. The Clergyman said this on Sunday morning during the thanksgiving ceremony of the lawmaker for his victory at the
By Godwin Otang As the struggle for 35 percent affirmative action for women continues, the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) and the Gender and Development Action (GADA) are rallying women leaders from the 19 political parties in the State, to raise public awareness of the importance of women’s participation in decision-making. In a joint IPAC-GADA meeting
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has set an eight-man Constitution of the State Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee (MIREMCO), to address illegal mining in the State. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Gil Nsa, disclosed this in a press release made available
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State 10th House of Assembly has urged the State Governor Senator Bassey Otu to constitute the Motorcycle Monitoring Agency which is empowered to implement the provisions of Law No. 7 of 2005. The Lawmakers adopted the resolution after the conclusion of debate on a motion
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Governor Sen. Bassey Otu has unveiled the 2024 Calabar Carnival Theme, describing it as an asset to Nigeria’s tourism industry. The Governor stated this at the unveiling of the 2024 Carnival theme tagged “Our shared prosperity” held at the Pearl Hall of Transcorp Hotel, Calabar.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu on Thursday, commissioned the 20-kilometer new evacuation road, constructed by cement manufacturing giant, Lafarge Africa Plc and commended Larfage for investing in the State. The road, which construction started in 2010, spans from Mfamosing, extending through Abiati, Etamkpini and terminating at Odukpani junction. Speaking at the