by crossriverwatch admin Members of the Cross River State House of Assembly say they will not allow an inch of the state’s territory to be ceded to Cameroon. This formed part of the resolution reached at the floor of the House on Wednesday after a motion raised by member representing Boki 1 in the State
by crossriverwatch admin The Conference of Cross River State Professionals has called on delegates from Cross River State to the ongoing national conference to reopen the issue of conducting a referendum for the people of Bakassi to determine whether they want to go to Cameroon, stay in Nigeria or become a nation of their own.
by crossriverwatch admin You have been championing the cause of the Bakassi people; to what extent have you presented the plight of the displaced people before the conference? In the Committee on Environment, which I am the chairman, we talked about loss of natural resources and recommended compensation for the people of Bakassi. The mandate
by crossriverwatch admin I write in response to a two-part series interview conducted by Tunde Akinola, of the Guardian Newspapers which was published in the Guardian Newspapers of June 2nd and 3rd, 2014, titled: “We have options on Bakassi irrespective of ICJ ruling”. See –http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/features/policy-a-politics/163927-we-have-options-on-bakassi-irrespective-of-icj-ruling/ The subject of the interview Mr. Mimiko, was introduced as
by crossriverwatch admin The Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba who represents Cross River Central Senatorial District, on Thursday alerted the Senate on renewed moves by the UN Boundary Demarcation Committee to cede more territories of Nigeria to Cameroon. Speaking under Order 42 of the Senate Standing Rules, Ndoma-Egba told the Senate that border demarcation between
by crossriverwatch admin A team of United Nations and Cameroon officials backed by Nigerian troops on Tuesday (today) resumed the demarcation of the Nigerian border with Cameroon in Boki Local Government Area even as protesting youths in the community were over powered by soldiers. The officials arrived Danare and Bijua at 9am and resumed the
by crossriverwatch admin The National Conference Standing Committee on Environment has recommended, to plenary, compensation for the people of Bakassi for the loss of their resources due to the ceding of their land to Cameroon. The Chairperson of the committee, Sen. Florence Ita-Giwa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that
by crossriverwatch admin The Joint Military Task Force (JTF) Operation Puolo Shield operating in the Niger Delta region to curb, oil theft, bunkering and kidnapping has informed Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State of increase in the number of kidnappings in Creek Town, Odukpani Local Government Area of the State. Creek Town is one