By Mary Bassey, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly, has called for the immediate removal of refuse dumps in Ikom Local Government Area, metropolis. The call was made during a plenary held at the Assembly complex in Calabar, where the member representing Ikom 1 State Constituency and Minority Leader, Hon.
Meanwhile, CrossRiverWatch gathered that the public and especially Civil Society Organizations focused on open government principles, budgeting, transparency, and accountability were not carried along in the process fuelling speculations of the intent especially as the indices have not changed which means the deficit has further widened.
The Court held that even though the defendants argued that the votes and proceedings of that day shows that only correspondences were taken and motions as well as one of urgent public importance of which broke up the House, The Claimant’s position that the impeachment was the motion that broke up the House remained un-controverted
Recall that 17 out of the 25 members of the Assembly had passed a vote of no confidence in Mr. Ayambem in May.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State House of Assembly, has reconstituted its various house committees and their chairmen. Below are the new committees and their chairmen 1. Finance and Appropriation ……….Hon Cyril Omini 2. Local government and chieftaincy Affairs ………Hon Eyo Bassey 3. Transport and marine services ……….Hon Victor Nsa 4. Works and infrastructure
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Personnel of the Cross River State Command of the Nigerian Police Force have taken over the premises of the State House of Assembly following an impeachment saga that greeted the House. As early as 8:am on Thursday, May 23, 2024, CrossRiverWatch visited the Assembly to observe the atmosphere, it was nothing short
By Patrick Obia The Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly Honorable Elvert Ayambem, has been Impeached by two-third majority (17 members) of the House. In an impeachment notice obtained by CrossRiverWatch, the Speaker is removed on four grounds, bothering on financial misconduct, incompetence and wrong conduct of preliminary proceedings; non-compliance with the Cross
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State House of Assembly has raised alarm about the improper handling of the state-owned cocoa farms by former Governor Ben Ayade Special Adviser on Cocoa Development, Mr. Oscar Ofuka. The House ran the alarm bell during its plenary on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, by the member representing Abi State