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
By Edem Edem, Daily Post The Cross River State Government said it will quarantine officials of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 for 14 days and be tested to ascertain their coronavirus status. The Federal Government had on Wednesday said that the NCDC and PTF will visit Cross
By Peter Uzoho, This Day Newspaper The Efik Leadership Foundation (ELF), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has expressed relief with the swift response given to its letter by President Muhammadu Buhari, whom it wrote on Monday to intervene in the “deplorable state of COVID-19 response” in Cross River State. ELF in a statement yesterday by the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has replied the Efik Leadership Foundation (ELF) over it’s letter to President Buhari, accusing his administration of corruption and misinforming Cross Riverains about the dreaded COVID-19. Ayade through his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Christian Ita in a statement labeled the foundation as “a
By News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River on Sunday said the State is preparing for life after COVID-19 pandemic with its Agricultural drive. He said that the project would enable the State to weather the attendant food shortage expected during the post coronavirus pandemic. Ayade gave the assurance in Calabar
By Patrick Obia Coalition of CSOs against COVID-19 in Cross River State, Nigeria has called for inclusive approach in containing the dreaded virus. The group made the call in Calabar at a media parley today after concluding it’s preliminary assessment of the COVID-19 situation in the State. The group commended the State Government for its