By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The wife of the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Omotunde Ivara-Esu has retired from the state’s civil service after 35 years of service. Omotunde who got to the zenith of the civil service, until her retirement was the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government Affairs and
by crossriverwatch admin There may be a policy somersault by the Cross River State Head of Service, Mary-Theresa Ikwen over the compulsory purchase of HP computer laptops as the state Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke says he did not support the policy. Civil servants at all levels in the state have been complaining about the process
by crossriverwatch admin Baring any change of mind, any civil servant in Cross River State who is seeking promotion is to write examination through online platform as part of the digitalization reform policy of the state civil service. Those that are involved directly in this policy are those seeking promotion to be Director, Deputy Director
by crossriverwatch admin Uneasy calm still pervade the Cross River State Civil Service as workers in the state employment have accused the State Government through the Head of Service , Mrs. Mary Theresa Ikwen and the Nigerian Labour Congress in the state headed by Comrade John Ushie, of conniving to force laptops on workers at
by crossriverwatch admin There has been disquiet among civil servants in Cross River State over what our sources described as illegal deduction of staff salaries between level seven and fourteen to pay the compulsory acquisition of HP computer Laptops. Both junior and senior staff who spoke with CrossRiverWatch described the deductions as ‘painful’ at a
by crossriverwatch admin The Nigerian civil service which was painstakingly built since 1934 took the General Ibrahim Babangida administration only eight years to destroy through the Structural Adjustment Program which lasted from 1986 to 1994. Senator Liyel Imoke, the Cross River State governor gave this reminder in Calabar on Monday while making a keynote speech