By Ushang Ewa The industrial action embarked upon by the Nigeria Labor Congress in Cross River State has crippled economic activities since Friday but the State Government Tuesday said it cannot comprehend the reason for the action as it has met all Labor’s demands. Mr. Christian Ita, the spokesperson for Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Militants Friday, stormed the governor’s office in Calabar demonstrating against the non payment of their entitlements for 10 months totaling over 15 million Naira and blockading the entrance as well as disrupting traffic in the process. The state government however denied that it is owing the militants, claiming if
A short piece published in ThisDay newspaper today with the caption: “How Ayade Stings Civil Servants”, is a classic in falsehood. Cross River State civil servants have never had it so good as they do under the administration of Governor Ben Ayade. For instance, while many states with even bigger allocation from the federation account
A few days ago, precisely on September 1, Okoi Obono Obla was on air, this time on Channels Television, where his outing on the station’s breakfast show, Sunrise Daily, offered a glum study in self-contradiction. If his aim on that fateful morning was to offer further explanations to those who have wrongly or otherwise accused