By Patrick Obia “Perhaps my State (Cross River) and others can replicate this. “This is an investment in the State’s future”. That’s the assertion of the Executive Secretary, Budget Transparency and Accountability Network (BITAN) Mr. Eworo Kingsley in reaction to the proposed 2020 budget of Kaduna State via twitter. See twit below. Perhaps my state
By Ilam Patricia 2019 World HIV/AIDS Day celebration in Calabar, the Cross River State capital in pictures. It’s celebrated every every December 1. Below are pictures from the event marking the day by the Cross River State Government.
By Patrick Obia, Judicial Correspondent The criminal trial of Citizen Agba Jalingo, publisher of CrossRiverWatch, activist and pro democracy advocate has been stalled again. The trial which was adjourned to 2 December, 2019 suffered yet another set back as the trial and other matter relating to the case (Suit No: FHC/CA/59C/2019) is on hold until
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has yielded and makes u-turn as he will swear in Justice Akon Ikpeme as acting Chief Judge of the State High Court. The Governor and the State judiciary had clashed over who succeeds Justice Mike Edem (rtd). Justice Akon according to judicial stakeholders is
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Politics and ethnic considerations have crept into the appointment of a new Chief Judge of Cross River State, with the development pitting the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade, against the judicial arm of Government in the State. At issue is the Governor Ayade’s decision to bypass the most senior judge and appoint
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade, savoured uncommon popularity in the week, shortly after presenting his 2020 appropriation bill titled “Budget of Olimpotic Meristemasis”. He trended massively. Even though he too almost found it difficult pronouncing the grammatical jargons he put together, he had become a butt of jokes across the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, have been rated as drop outs in PDP Vanguard latest CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) Governors performance ranking. The ranking which saw Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Donald Duke was a former Governor of Cross River State between 1999 and 2007, and the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the 2019 election. In this interview with MUDIAGA AFFE and MOBOLA SADIQ, the 58-year-old law graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria talks about his foray into politics