By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Government is willing to domesticate the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. The decision was revealed by the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Tanko Ashang (SAN) during a courtesy visit by a delegation by Connected Development (CODE). The visit is part of the Power of Voices Partnership (PVP)
By Patrick Obia Connected Development, CODE, a non-profit organization focused on the well-being of host oil-producing communities, has held a face-to-face town hall meeting with dwellers in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State. The meeting is aimed to hear the plights of the communities and attempt to proffer possible solutions. Represented by Cross
TOPIC: Is the PIA serving the development needs of oil-bearing communities? The Host Community Development Trust (HCDT) is to be established to specifically address the developmental needs of the oil-bearing communities. Do you think the provisions in the PIA can guarantee this? Based on experiences from the past of abandoned projects, siphoning off funds, and
By Maxwell Effiong And Sylvia Felix A non-government organization (NGO), Connected Development (CODE), has written the management of University of Calabar (UNICAL), demanding for the institution’s audited financial statements under the Freedom of Information Act. CODE, in it’s FOI request signed by the Cross River Lead, Follow The Money Movement, Efanga Etim asked the Varsity
By Victoria Effiong In a bid to promote open governance practices and accountability in extractive industries, civic space actors gathered for a capacity building on public engagement and participatory governance last weekend in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. This was part of the Power for Voices Partnership (PVP) Fair For All Project which covers