Godwin Otang The Obubra Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has accused top members of the Cross River State Executive Council, serving in Governor Bassey Otu’s Government, of “intrusion” and alleged “external influence on Obura issues”. The party made the allegations known in an 8-point communique issued after an enlarged party exco meeting, held
By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper The Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar has affirmed the election of Senator representing Cross River North in the National Assembly, Sen. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe The three-man tribunal headed by Justice M. A. Sambo in a unanimous decision upheld the election of Senator Jarigbe of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.
By Patrick Obia The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has reduced working days for civil servants in the State from five to three days. Governor Otu said the reduction is to help cushion the effect of the hash transportation hike occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy. According to his Special
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, in keeping faith with his People’s First mantra will meet with the Media in the State as part of activities marking his 100 days in office. He disclosed this through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Emmanuel Ogbeche dated 7th
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has made appointments into three agencies – Calabar Urban Development Authority (CUDA); Scrap Metal Regulatory Agency (SMRA) and Cross River State Advertisement Agency (CRISAA). The approved appointment was contained in a press release signed by Emmanuel Ogbeche, Chief Press
In the dynamic world of public finance, creating a realistic budget framework is paramount to the success of a state’s economic development. A well-crafted budget is the bedrock of sound financial management for any government entity. In the case of Cross River State, the transition from the administration of former Governor Ben Ayade to the
By Nduka Chiejina, The Nation The Federal Government has released N2 billion from the N5 billion it offered to each state as palliative to cushion the impact of subsidy removal. The reason for releasing only N2 billion is to mitigate the obvious spike in inflation if N5 billion had been released. Addressing journalists at his
By Our Reporter The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has approved the following appointments to the Cross River State Carnival Commission. According to a press statement signed by Mr. Emmanuel Ogbeche, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Gabe Onah is Executive Chairman of the Commission. Mr. Austin Cobham is Secretary while