By Godwin Otang The Cross River State Governor Senator Bassey Otu has transmitted five more Commissioner nominees, one Special Adviser, and one Director General to the State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. The new list contains 5 commissioner nominees with former Ikom Council Chairman Kingsley Nambe Egumi, and 4 others making the list.
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA) has confirmed 13, reject one out of the 26 Commissioner nominees sent by Governor Bassey Otu. The Speaker of the Assembly, Rt Hon. Elvert Ayambem, had said the 26 nominees will be confirmed in batches to enable the House to
By Mary Bassey, House Of Assembly Correspondent The 10th Assembly of Cross River State has screened 11 Commissioner nominees out of 26. They were screened at the plenary held Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at the Assembly Chamber. Recalling that on 28 July 2023, Governor Bassey Otu transmitted 26 names to the Assembly for consideration. At
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State Fire Service amendment bill has passed the second reading during a plenary held on Tuesday 25 July, 2023 at the State House of Assembly Chamber. The bill is sponsored by the member representing Biase State Constituency, Hon. Ogban Francis Onette who has been committed
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent A few hours before announcing his cabinet, the Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has transmitted to the State House of Assembly lists of proposed commissioners for consideration. Governor Otu’s gesture is in line with the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), requiring the
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State 10th Assembly has passed a vote of confidence on the Speaker, Rt Hon. Elvert Ayambem, a member representing Ikom 2 State Constituency. The vote of confidence was passed in a motion moved by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Sylvester Agabi on behalf of the Lawmakers
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River House of Assembly (CRSHA), Honorable Elvert Ayambem has assured the state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, (NMA) of the safe release of a Neurologist and Consultant at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Prof. Ekanem Philip Ephraim. Doctor Ekanem Philip
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The 10th Cross River State House of Assembly has pledged to tackle flood headlong in the State after Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) forecast. In a plenary held on Tuesday 18 July 2023, the member representing Yakurr 1 State Constituency, Honorable Cyril James Omini, proposed a motion calling on