By Patrick Obia Following the security challenges stirring at Cross River State and Nigeria on the face, Obol Lopon of Mkpani, Obol Sunday Obono; former lawmaker, Alex Irek and the Chairman, Preventive and Early Warning Committee of the Partner for Peace, Alhaji Shabaan Abdullahi, have said that all hands must be on deck to curb
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River born techpreneur and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Philip Obin has berated Mr. Femi Adesina, the spokesman to President Muhammadu Buhari for reeling out figures of Nigerians killed when the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was in power. Mr. Adesina in a statement issued earlier in the week
By Violet Isek The minority leader of the seventh Cross River State House of Assembly, Honorable Alex Irek has accused the state of negligence of duty in the protracted Osopong and Izzi communal crisis. Mr. Irek, a former chairman of Obubra local government area said that the governor, Senator Ben Ayade had failed to visit
By Ushang Ewa and Violet Isek Security agencies operating in Cross River state have been silent despite unconfirmed information dominating public discourse that over two dozen are feared dead in renewed hostilities between Osopong in Obubra local government area of central Cross River State and Izzi local government area of Ebonyi state. Calls and text
by crossriverwatch admin The national dialogue expected to be inaugurated by President Jonathan on Monday 17th of March 2014 has received knocks from the opposition All Progressive Congress APC in Cross River State. State Interim Chairman of the party’s working committee and Minority Leader of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Alex Irek