By CrossRiverwatch Admin The Cross River state House of Assembly has been repeatedly referred to as a ‘rubber stamp’ of the Executive arm in Cross River State, by many stakeholders. The reason is not far fetched; they rarely have the spine to question decisions of the executive arm. However, some members of the 9th Assembly
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As part of strategy to groom young generation of Lawmakers, the Cross River State House of Assembly hosted selected pupils of Edgerly Memorial Nursery/Primary School and Sacred Heart Girls International School, both in Calabar South in plenary Thursday. The students were introduced to legislative duties and functions; how a bill becomes a
By Margaret John, House of Assembly Correspondent The new Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Eteng Jones Williams has promised Cross Riverians that, the 9th Assembly under his watch will ensure that the lingering Local Government elections will be conducted. He also promised that his leadership will train and retrain Honorable
By CrossRiverWatch Admin All is set for the inauguration of the 9th Cross River State House of Assembly as scheduled for 11 June, 2019 at the State House of Assembly Complex. The tussle for the leadership of the 9th Assembly has also been on behind the scenes for weeks but, contrary to expectations that members
By Jonathan Ugbal Zambia’s former Vice President and opposition leader in that country, Mr. Nevers Sekwila Mumba has said that the continent has been abused by corrupt leaders, hence the need for ‘moral legislation’ by the legislative arm of government to keep the excesses of the executive and legislature in check. Mr. Mumba stated this
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In what seems an indirect response to speculations why he preffered the National Assembly over a third term in The Cross River State House of Assembly, the Speaker, Honorable John Lebo (PDP, Abi) has said that his going back to the State legislative house was out of the question as he is
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State House of Assembly has set up a special committee consisting of traditional rulers to immediately interface and make recommendations for sustainable solutions to the recent communal wars in Abi. The committee is to be headed by the Obol Lopon of Ugep, Obol Ofem Ubana who has been at
By Margaret John: State House of Assembly Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has forwarded the names of four new commissioner nominees to the State House of Assembly for confirmation. This follows Mr. Ayade’s reinstatement of all appointees of his administration who resigned to contest for public office. And, the request was presented to