Please tell the governor of Cross River that building a superhighway is great. Only an insane person will fight progress. The question is whether the superhighway is a means to an end or an end in itself. The governor has yet to answer this fundamental question. My thinking is that when a government is heavily
By Ubong Inyang Elected Local Government Councillors in Cross River State, under the aegis of Association of Local Government Legislators on Thursday stormed the state Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, Calabar protesting the non-payment of sundry allowances due to them for about nine months. The allowances are said to be statutory allowances like furniture
By Ikwen Atuaka/Linus Ogar The fight to checkmate the use of commercial motorcycles to commit crimes in Obudu took a different twist earlier this week as all members of the union will now have to wear special identification tags. This was made known by the new Community Relations Officer representing the constituency, Hon. Emmanuel Akwagiobe.
By Ikwen Atuaka A show of indifference greeted the arrival of electricity Thursday, in Obudu local government area as the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) supplied power for the first time in over two months CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. It is still unclear at exactly what time in the morning that supply began with
By Archibong Jeremiah The Efut Combined Assembly, ECA has expressed dissatisfaction with the manner, intrigues and pace at which the State Government under Senator Liyel Imoke’s administration, handled the kingship tussle between the dislodged Muri Munene and Prof. Hogan Ita. This position was revealed exclusively to CrossRiverWatch by the Secretary General of ECA, His Royal
By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent As part of oversight functions, the Cross River State House of Assembly, Committee on Health, has commenced an assessment tour of the various training institutions for health care providers in the State. The assessment which is led by the Chairman of the committee, Hon. Ekpo Ekpo Bassey, was
By CrossRiverWatch admin Rights Activists and APC chieftain, Barrister Obono Obla has written the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC alleging that there are attempts by those he accused of misappropriating Cross River State funds in his 15 petitions to the Commission, to influence the result of the investigation. In a letter from his lawyers,
By Archibong Jeremiah Governor Ben Ayade and the Minister of Niger Delta, Pastor Usani Usani have been urged to look beyond the party rivalry and work together for the overall interest of Cross River State. A Cross River businessman, Mr. Jessi Ejemot, made the appeal recently in an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch where he described