By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has approved the recruitment of junior and senior staff into the state unified local government service. This information was contained in a public service announcement signed by Permanent Secretary Chairman, Emmanuel Egban. The Local Government Service Commission has however, sent
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has made appointments into the office of the Audit Commission as well as appointed Acting Surveyor-General of the State. This was contained in a press release signed by Emmanuel Ogbeche, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor dated October 15th, 2023 with reference
By Victor Udu, The Beagle News Fifteen Permanent Secretaries may be demoted or retired from the Cross River State Civil Service, the Committee set up by the government to sanitize and streamline appointments has recommended. The Committee set up by the Bassey Otu-led administration several months ago recently completed its assignment and submitted a final
The civil service plays one of the most critical roles in the effective functioning of any government. It serves as the backbone of administrative machinery, responsible for implementing government policies and delivering services to the people. The civil service has often been touted as “the engine room of government.” That phraseology is not far-fetched by
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu has ordered the immediate suspension of the ongoing recruiting of civil servants till further notice. This was contained in a press release signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Emmanuel Ogbeche which also mandated a comprehensive re-verification of civil servants in the State civil service,
Let us do a blind hypothesis about our State. If the 38 industries that Governor Ben Ayade says he has built were working efficiently, employing workers and making some profit like Lafarge cement in Mfamosing in Akamkpa Local Government Area is doing, apart from the cumulative direct and indirect number of jobs that would have
By Jonathan Ugbal The protest by civil servants engaged by the Cross River State Government between 2017 and 2018 over non payment of salaries continued today in front of the Governor’s office in Calabar. The protest which began on Tuesday last week has continued despite a snub by Governor Ayade and his supporters. On Thursday,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Dozens of civil servants engaged in different Ministries, Departments, Agencies and parastatals of the Cross River State Government are currently protesting the non payment of salaries since they were engaged in 2017 and 2018. The civil servants who are carrying placards and banners are currently demonstrating in front of the Governor’s office