By Mary Bassey Following the 21 days quit notice issued to Tulsi Chanrai Foundation by the Cross River State Government, the foundation has appealed to the governor-elect, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu to intervene. In a letter obtained by CrossRiverWatch with a reference number MLH/ED/42/VOL1, signed by its Chief Executive Officer, Shravan Kasam, and routed through
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River State has expressed regrets that he ran a government where every appointee is a politician. Ayade expressed himself in this interview with TVC. He said: “My mindset, where I am, what I am thinking, with the amount of energy bubbling in my head, I feel sad.
In 2011, you ran for the Cross River North Senatorial seat and got it on a platter of gold against more popular candidates. Both from your PDP primaries against more popular Paul Adah (now late), and Musa Adede, who was incumbent, as well as the opposition APP and ACN then, there were accusations of rampant
By Judex Okoro, Daily Sun The Cross River State All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders have raised the alarm over the incumbent 18 local government Chairmen’s insistence that Governor Ben Ayade should conduct of council elections before the May 29 handover. The stakeholders wondered why the council chairmen should be mounting pressure on Governor Ben Ayade
By Jonathan Ugbal With just 41 days left for him in office as Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Benedict Ayade has sworn into office a new Commissioner. The Commissioner is Mr. Udiba Effiong Udiba and will lead a new Ministry, Asset Management. It is unclear when Mr. Udiba was appointed and his nomination confirmed
As Prince Otu, the Cross River Governor-Elect, prepares to take over from the outgoing Governor Ben Ayade, in 43 days, it is noteworthy that there is a multitude of both those who are working in the outgoing administration and another embellished and excited horde of “it is our turn” incomers, who are pressuring Prince Otu,
Tina Agoso Todo, The Guardian Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has promised that the construction of the Odukpani Flyover and the Superhighway (Phase One) would be completed before the end of his tenure next month. The state governor made the promise, yesterday, during a tour of projects at the ever-busy Odukpani Junction, which serves
By Jonathan Ugbal Nigerian Journalist and rights activist, Citizen Agba Jalingo has regained freedom one week after he was remanded at the Medium Security Custodial Center Kuje, Abuja by Justice Zainab Abubakar of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court for alleged acts of cybercrime. Citizen Jalingo was docked last week Monday on charges