By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has approved the constitution of a Joint Public Service Negotiating and Implementation Committee on the new N70,000 National Minimum Wage and its consequential adjustments in the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Nsa Gill confirmed the development in
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State 10th House of Assembly has urged the State Governor Senator Bassey Otu to constitute the Motorcycle Monitoring Agency which is empowered to implement the provisions of Law No. 7 of 2005. The Lawmakers adopted the resolution after the conclusion of debate on a motion
By Godwin Tsa, The Sun Newspaper The Supreme Court in a landmark judgment dethroned the Obong of Calabar, Édidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu (V), and ordered that a fresh election for the vacant stool be conducted. In a unanimous judgment that was prepared by Justice Amina Augie, the apex court affirmed the decision of the Court
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Vanguard News Nigeria This is certainly not the best of times for Governor, Engr. David Umahi of Ebonyi State and his Deputy, Dr. Eric Igwe. The duo was last Tuesday, sacked from their respective offices by a Federal High Court in Abuja, following their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to
By Archibong Jeremiah “The PDP constitution never said the GOVERNOR is the leader of the party in the State. The leader of the party and caucus head is the State chairman. You can check further.” The above is an assertion by the Boki Local Government Area chapter Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr.
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Judiciary crisis has taken another dimension as a new case of 29 Magistrates owed 18 month salary has come to the surface. This is coming at a time the Cross River State Government has been in locked-in battle over its modus operandi and vivendi in the judiciary. The
By Archibong Jeremiah The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has said that “a lot of Cross Riverians don’t understand what a constitution is or what constitution amendment is.” Hon. John Gaul made the statement over the weekend while speaking on a topical radio program, “The Dialogue With