By Ushang Ewa The entrance to the Government House in Calabar, the Cross River State capital is currently inaccessible as retirees have blocked access into the office premises. They are protesting over unpaid gratuities and pensions. Security operatives are unsure of what to do as Governor Ben Ayade and his Plateau State counterpart, Simon Lalong
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The organized labor in Cross River State has provided a breakdown of gratuities owed local government and state retirees since 1999. In its strike bulletins 14a and 14b, labor said that the current administration owes the bulk of gratuities as it has not paid any and wondered which administration will suffer the
By Patrick Obia Weeks after CrossRiverWatch investigation revealed that after budgeting ₦42 billion, Cross River Government resorted to an obscure company for the construction of spaghetti flyover, rehabilitation and dualization of Calabar-Odukpani highway, the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has inspected the site. Governor Ayade visited the site a day before presenting the State’s 2022
By Patrick Obia Despite an ongoing process to privatize no fewer than 34 existing and planned assets of the Cross River State government, the Governor, Ben Ayade says his 2022 budget is aimed at completing the said projects. Mr. Ayade presented the 2022 appropriation bill before the Assembly on Friday despite an industrial action by
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has presented the 2022 appropriation bill to the House of Assembly. The State expects to spend NGN276 billion out of which NGN106 billion is for recurrent expenditure and NGN170 billion is earmarked for capital expenditure. There was uncertainty over the presentation of the budget due to
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade on Monday announced plans by the State to purchase seagoing vessels to export products from agro industries he plans to privatize. The announcement came three days after he extended a strange referendum on privatization for 34 assets of the State and years after a shady deal saw
By Jonathan Ugbal A crowd reminiscent of the hay days of the Carnival Calabar before the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic hailed Jarigbe Agom, the Senator representing northern Cross River State, at a thanksgiving ceremony last weekend in Ogoja. Agom emerged tops after a lengthy battle with Dr. Stephen Odey, an ally and “anointed” candidate of the Governor,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Several Cross Riverians on Tuesday joined millions across the globe to celebrate Id-El Maulud with the Muslim Ummah. Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade; former lawmaker, John Owan-Enoh and federal lawmaker, Legor Idagbo urged the Muslim Ummah to imbibe the virtues of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). In a statement by his spokesman, Christian Ita,