By Godwin Otang The road linking Ikom through Boki to Obudu Local Government area is a 115-kilometer route indicated as the Ikom-Wula-Road. It is one of the federal roads in Cross River State. This part is often called Section 1 in the repair work projects by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing while the
By Godwin Otang As the backlash from residents over the way the Odukpani – Itu and Alesi – Ugep federal roads are being constructed, the contractor, SERMATECH Nigeria Limited, has debunked the insinuations that it has abandoned some of the road projects assigned to them. The company, while calling on the public to verify information
By Mary Bassey Following an investigation by CrossRiverWatch revealing a large-scale breach of the public procurement processes by the Cross River State Government in 2019 and 2020, stakeholders have called for a probe into the contracts. The investigation established that contracts worth over N600 million were awarded in manners that questioned the integrity of the
In 2019, the Cross River State Government awarded 40 contracts valued at over N6.9 billion to 31 companies. Of the 31, seven were illegally awarded contracts as they were not registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, a fundamental requirement of the Public Procurement Act. Another 7 benefiting companies lacked experience and expertise concerning the