By CrossRiverWatch Admin President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated 42 career diplomats he wants the Senate to confirm as Ambassadors. He forwarded the names of the nominees to the Senate seeking confirmation of their appointments “in accordance to section 171(2)(1c) and Subsection 4 of the 1999 constitution.” His letter was read out by the Senate President,
By Archibong Jeremiah The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has accused the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade of deceit. The party in a press release say they suspect a fraudulent move by the decision to convert the Cross River State Properties Limited (CROSPIL) estate, State Housing to Construction and Fabrication Academy. See
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) has disclosed that it is consulting with relevant stakeholders on resumption of activities for LG election. The body in a statement also congratulated the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade for “the huge successes recorded in the battle to keep the COVID-19 pandemic away from the shores of
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for Finance, Asuquo Ekpenyong Jnr, has disclosed that the State now has over N3 billion in reserve fund that could be withdrawn from to meet urgent investment obligations if the need arises.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.