By Nsa Gill, The Nation Newspaper Who blinks first between Cross River State Government and the National Judicial Council over the refusal of the State’s House of Assembly to confirm Justice Akon Ikpeme as the substantive Chief Judge for the second time? Davidson Iriekpen reports. The Cross River State House of Assembly for the second
“The principles of a free constitution (democracy) are irrecoverably lost when the legislative power is nominated by the executive.” – Edward Gibbon Time and time again, Cross River State appears to be edging towards a disturbing precipice in its governance system. For a State so endowed with superabundant natural resources, what is needed is strategic and
By Archibong Jeremiah “Following the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic currently ravaging the world, the Cross River State House of Assembly have suspended its legislative activities indefinitely as part of preventive measures to contain the spread of the disease.” The above is an extract from a statement by the Press Secretary to Mr. Speaker, Hope Obeten.
Bassey Inyang writes that Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State and the State legislators are faced with a barrage of severe criticism for discriminating against Justice Akon Ikpeme. The Judiciary in Cross River State and indeed Nigeria is currently swimming in a pool of succession controversy following the refusal of the Cross River State
By Patrick Obia “All over the legislature they say we are rubber stamp. Most people use the rubber stamp not because they mean it, because they feel you should have your hand gloves and buttons two-four-seven fighting the executive. But when you fight the executives your people suffer, we have the money, and they have
By CrossRiverWatch Admin “Governor Ben Ayade has acted in strict compliance with the dictates of the constitution with regards to the swearing in of a substantive Chief Judge for Cross River State.” The above is the opinion of Hon. Legor Idagbo, member representing Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku in the House of Representatives. Legor made the assertion recently in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State House of Assembly has rejected the nomination of Justice Akon Ikpeme as substantive Chief Judge of the State. The house, in a voice vote declined her confirmation after rejecting two parallel reports presented by a divided Committee on Judiciary which was set up to screen Ikpeme. In one
By Patrick Obia A bill to strengthen the operations of the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) has been read a second time on the floor of the Cross River State House of Assembly. The bill tagged “the Cross River State Motor Vehicle Administration Directorate Bill 2020” seeks to facilitate the establishment of a directorate which will serve