In 2019, the Cross River State Government awarded 40 contracts valued at over N6.9 billion to 31 companies. Of the 31, seven were illegally awarded contracts as they were not registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, a fundamental requirement of the Public Procurement Act. Another 7 benefiting companies lacked experience and expertise concerning the
In 2019, despite being the only State out of the 36 states of the Federation that exceeded the borrowing ceiling due to a high debt burden, Cross River State Government went on to acquire loans including an unapproved foreign loan of N1.4 billion for what it tagged “AFD CRS National Program for Food Security”. The
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Government has constituted eight committees ahead of the May 29 inauguration and handing-over ceremony to usher in Sen. Bassey Edet Otu. The committees according to a release by Mr. Christian Ita, media aide to the governor, those who may not be able of the service he or she
By Mary Bassey Following the 21 days quit notice issued to Tulsi Chanrai Foundation by the Cross River State Government, the foundation has appealed to the governor-elect, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu to intervene. In a letter obtained by CrossRiverWatch with a reference number MLH/ED/42/VOL1, signed by its Chief Executive Officer, Shravan Kasam, and routed through
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River State has expressed regrets that he ran a government where every appointee is a politician. Ayade expressed himself in this interview with TVC. He said: “My mindset, where I am, what I am thinking, with the amount of energy bubbling in my head, I feel sad.
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has sold a property it donated to the Tulsi Chanrai Foundation, TCF, for over a decade to utilize as office space, a document sighted by CrossRiverWatch shows. The State issued a 21-day quit notice to the foundation which has managed the State’s eye care assets and outreaches
TOPIC The Obubra Conflict And Communal Crisis In Cross River: Remote Causes And Sustainable Solutions. INTRODUCTION A conflict is usually defined as an argument that has become protracted. As a verb, it loosely means a clash and exists in different forms across all facets of human existence. In Cross River State, one form of conflict
As a bevy of persons queues up to lobby for the position of Chief Press Secretary CPS to the Governor-Elect of Cross River State, Prince Otu, I am inclined to make a few suggestions that I think may help in his consideration of who the cap fits. Let me start by clearing the doubt if