By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Governor of Cross River, Sen. Ben Ayade, has given nod for the constitution of 8-man Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy for the State. A letter dated May 11 2020, signed by Jumbo, Margaret Unyalachie, Personal Secretary to the Governor, titled, “Re-Constitution of the Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy,” addressed
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The seniors, including Permanent Secretaries and Directors, said arrangements had been concluded to drag the State Government and the Accountant General to National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NIC) in Calabar for allegedly refusing to pay them their gratuities since 2014, worsening their health condition. Some retirees have not been paid since 2014,
By Eyo Charles, Daily Trust Cross River State Commissioner for Finance, Asuquo Ekpenyong Jnr, has disclosed that the State now has over N3 billion in reserve fund that could be withdrawn from to meet urgent investment obligations if the need arises. The Commissioner disclosed this while making clarification that the State did not lose out
By Judex Okoro, Daily Sun Newspaper The Government of Cross River State has stated that it has not lost out of any World Bank’s State Fiscal, Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) grant. The SFTAS is a World Bank programme that runs for four years from 2018 to 2021. The programme is intended to enthrone good governance
By Jonathan Ugbal The three civil servants arrested on Monday in Calabar for allegedly leaking documents which showed the payment schedule of NGN250 million withdrawn from each of the local government areas in Cross River state for the procurement of aircrafts and the construction of the Obudu international cargo airport are still in police custody.
By Patrick Obia As Governor Ayade of Cross River State continue to make the headlines by calling on the Federal Government to allow local airports to start operations, Coalition of Civil syociety Organizations (CSOs) in Cross River State has responded to the out cry of the Governor, saying it is not necessary looking at the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Acting Chief Judge of Cross River State, Justice Maurice Eneji, has released 92 inmates from the Correctional Service Centre in Afokang as part of efforts to decongest prisons in the State, our newsroom has confirmed. While releasing the inmates, Eneji said the release was in line with the directive of the
Several stakeholders have been calling out the young Cross River State Finance Commissioner, Asuquo Ekpenyong Jnr. after Cross River and eleven other States missed out of the World Bank-assisted States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) program. Cross River and the other States failed to secure the SFTAS benefits because they failed to publish their