By Ogar Monday: House Of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has in a resolution granted approval to the State Government to reschedule its outstanding Federal Government of Nigeria Bonds balance valued at N33,209,107,353.31 by an additional ten years thereby extending the maturity period from 2035 to 2045. The resolution followed the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State House of Assembly is set to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the shooting of 3 students by security agents in Calabar, the Cross River State capital during this year’s childrens’ day celebration. CrossRiverWatch had reported in May, 2017 that soldiers attached to ‘Operation Skolombo; an anti-crime
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River House of Assembly has passed a resolution mandating the State Revenue court to recover from the former Local Government Chairman of Obanliku, Mrs. Benedicta Kakwa and some former staff of the Local Government monies amounting to, over 15 million Naira (NGN15, 000,000) allegedly misappropriated and
By Ogar Monday: House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly Tuesday in plenary passed a bill to establish the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) eight years after it was established by the administration of former Governor Liyel Imoke. Honorable Ajor Idagu (Bekwarra PDP) while presenting the report of the
By Ogar Monday: House of Assembly Correspondent The Hawking Rights Protection Bill has been passed into law on the floor of the Cross River State House of Assembly. The bill for a law to make provisions for the protection of livelihood Rights and the Regulation of Hawking in the state was sponsored by Regina Anyogo
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The mandate of the 25 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly will be politically affected if the governor, Senator Ben Ayade loses his seat says the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Lebo. Lebo stated this Tuesday in Calabar, when he
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The member representing Boki II Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Hilary Bisong says that he has fulfilled almost all of his promises in 14 months. Bisong told CrossRiverWatch in an exclusive interview on his experience so far as a legislator that he has
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The bill seeking to establish the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency Tuesday, passed for the third reading during the plenary of the Cross River State House of Assembly CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. The bill, sponsored by Hon. Ekpo Ekpo Bassey and co-sponsored by six other members of the house