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Former Cross River Attorney-General, 63 Others In Enugu Governor-Elect Transition Committee

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Cross River State, Eyo Ekpo Esq, and sixty-three (63) others have been listed as members of Dr. Peter Mbah, the Governor-elect of Enugu State’s Transition Committee. TheEasterner reports that the Committee includes internationally-recognized technocrats, good governance, transparency and accountability advocates, financial and management experts, entrepreneurs,

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Ayade And Imoke Camps Should Allow Us To Look Forward To Restoration Of Good Governance BY EYO EKPO

Frankly, the broadside from Governor Liyel Imoke at Governor Ayade was a distraction that Cross Riverians do not need. It did not advance the case for “Atiku for President” a single centimeter, it did not help the case of the PDP candidate, Senator Sandy Onor, and it did very little if anything for Governor Imoke’s

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INVESTIGATION: How Meter Racketeering By AEDC Officials Frustrate Bid To End Estimated Billing

By Tayo Olu, The Whistler September 26 was an unusual day for a nursing mother (names withheld) who left her baby at home and hurried to submit an application for a prepaid meter at the office of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in Kagini, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory. She needed a prepaid

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Kaduna Worker’s Protest: El-Rufai Names Ex Cross River AG, Eyo Ekpo As Inquiry Panel ‘Commissioner’

By Jonathan Ugbal Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna on Wednesday named a former Attorney General of Cross River State, Eyo Ekpo Esq and six others as members of the judicial commission of inquiry into the industrial action and protest of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) of May 16th to 19th 2021 in that State. Ekpo,

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Metering Dark Light: In Southern Nigeria, Electricity Remains A Challenge Years After Privatization (Part 1)

By Agba Jalingo and Jonathan Ugbal Years after Nigeria privatized its power sector, the ghost of its corrupt past has continued to haunt consumers in South – South Nigeria. Despite repeated warnings, commitments and investments, Nigerians are yet to see improvement in the supply of electricity. CrossRiverWatch spoke to respondents in Akwa Ibom, Cross River

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Illegal Logging: Why Boki Chairman’s Reaction May Not Achieve Anything – Former AG, Eyo Ekpo

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the 2019 general election in Cross River, Eyo Ekpo has expressed fears that the recent call to action by Boki council boss, John Ewa to checkmate the activities of loggers may not achieve meaningful success due to the nature of the business, Mr.

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The Solution To The Electricity Problem In Nigeria

By CrossRiverWatch Admin It has been seven years since the Nigerian government privatized electricity in the country. Since then, we’ve seen marginal improvement and neglect of electricity distribution channels which have led to the loss of life. Funmi discusses this and increased tariffs with Power Up Nigeria founder, Adetayo Adegbemie, Eyo Ekpo, Energy Sector Specialist

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Cross River Judges Should Refuse Accepting Acting CJ Positions – Fmr AG, Eyo Ekpo

By Jonathan Ugbal Mr. Eyo Ekpo, a former Attorney General and Justice Commissioner in Cross River has called on Judges of the State High Court to decline offers from the Governor to be acting Chief Judge in a bid to end the leadership crisis in the State’s judiciary. The State has been without a substantive

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