By Jonathan Ugbal The three Senators representing Cross River State at the 10th Senate have been appointed heads of committees that have been termed as “juicy” in the past. The Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio revealed the names of the Chairmen and their Vice of standing committees which will serve as the primary oversight body
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent Following the fire that engulfed palm oil and pepper shops and goods worth millions of Naira destroyed in some parts of Bogobiri Community on Friday afternoon, the Senator representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District, Sen. Asuquo Ekpenyong, Jrn, and his Calabar Municipal House of Assembly member, Hon. Stanley
By Our Reporters The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the just conducted National Assembly elections, Mr. Asuquo Ekpenyong has been declared winner of the Southern Senatorial District. Watch the declaration below:
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Eteng Jones has won the APC Central Senatorial District ticket. Also, the Chief of Staff to Governor Ben Ayade, Martins Orim won that of the North. The immediate past Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Asuquo Ekpenyong won the
By Mary Bassey Listen To The Report Mr. Asuquo Ekpenyong, the Cross River Finance Commissioner, and the APC Youth Lobby Group have offered a full scholarship to the children of late Achoda Odene who lost his life in the accident with the convoy of the group yesterday. In a press release made on behalf of
The year has been a very peculiar one. A tough one for everyone. For that reason alone, I’ve been very careful or should I say, deliberately stayed away from being too critical of the local politicians and politically exposed (in my home State). Well, today is boxing 🥊 day 2020. A good day to throw
By Judex Okoro, Daily Sun Cross River State Government has begun consultations with relevant stakeholders on planned amendment of 2020 budget. Commissioner for Finance, Asuquo Ekpenyong, who disclosed this during a Citizen Budget Forum in Calabar, said at a time the world is facing economic downturn, occasioned by coronavirus pandemic, the State Government is once again
By Judex Okoro, Daily Sun Newspaper The Government of Cross River State has stated that it has not lost out of any World Bank’s State Fiscal, Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) grant. The SFTAS is a World Bank programme that runs for four years from 2018 to 2021. The programme is intended to enthrone good governance