By SaharaReporters A review by SaharaReporters of the Cross River State budget performance document for the first half of 2025 shows that N8 billion was allocated for the construction of a new Assembly complex. This figure exceeds the budgetary provisions for several critical sectors. For example, water facilities are projected to cost N5.7 billion, while
This is a total of 21 projects amounting to N1,755,000,000 (One billion seven hundred and fifty five million Naira.)
Tagged budget of Sustainable Growth, it is a 99.2 percent increase from the NGN250 billion the Governor tabled before the Assembly in October 2023.
Meanwhile, CrossRiverWatch gathered that the public and especially Civil Society Organizations focused on open government principles, budgeting, transparency, and accountability were not carried along in the process fuelling speculations of the intent especially as the indices have not changed which means the deficit has further widened.
We have prioritised a higher capital expenditure over recurrent expenditure in our public expenditure structure. As a deliberate principle, we have maintained a higher capital–recurrent expenditure of 61.6% to 38.4%. This not only emphasizes the importance of structural development but also a demonstration of the State’s commitment to the provision of the much-needed infrastructural facilities
The State Government will protect the forest canopy and biodiversity from illegal exploitation and degradation. It will also renovate and establish new green areas, enforce environmental sanitation exercises, and embark on erosion control projects, waste management, and sanitation programs.
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu, Thursday, signed the revised 2023 appropriation bill into law in the realization of his people’s first agenda. The appropriation bill has a total sum of N250,781,015,661 a downward review from the previous budget size of N330 billion. Edem Darlington, Deputy Chief Press
Billions Outside The Budget: Counting Cross River’s Interventions Since May 2023 BY PETER AGI
Since Governor Bassey Otu took office on May 29, 2023, Cross River has operated with two financial tracks. The first is the Appropriation Law he signs in Calabar, which rose from N538 billion to N642 billion in 2025 after a N104 billion supplementary budget to cover counterpart obligations and shifting economic realities. The second track