By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State House of Assembly has rejected the nomination of Justice Akon Ikpeme as substantive Chief Judge of the State. The house, in a voice vote declined her confirmation after rejecting two parallel reports presented by a divided Committee on Judiciary which was set up to screen Ikpeme. In one
By Archibong Jeremiah Following a report recently published captioned “Cross River Lawmaker Urges Federal Government To Establish Bakassi Rehabilitation Commission” a Cross Riverian, Mr. Richard Duke wrote a reply. Except of his response, “I don’t believe in blaming politicians in my social change crusades but when politicians keep on blaming themselves I look carefully because
By Margaret John, House of Assembly Correspondent The member representing Bakassi in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Ekpo Ekpo Bassey has lost his mother. Obongawan Ekpa Edem Robert gave up the ghost on 3rd May, 2019 at Asi Ukpo Diagnostic and Medical Center (AUDM) Calabar. Though having suffered from a protracted illness
By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent As part of oversight functions, the Cross River State House of Assembly, Committee on Health, has commenced an assessment tour of the various training institutions for health care providers in the State. The assessment which is led by the Chairman of the committee, Hon. Ekpo Ekpo Bassey, was
by crossriverwatch admin For casting aspersion and using unprintable words on their political leader, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, over the plight of the refugees in the area, the Bakassi Peoples General Assembly, an assembly made up of prominent members of Bakassi, has described the local council Chairman, Dr. Ekpo Ekpo Bassey as a confused and sinking