Congrats to the latest collection of 252 political appointees announced by Christian Ita, Special Adviser – Media and Publicity to the Governor. More importantly, my deepest sympathies to those appointed to the PRESERVATION OF STATE’S HERITAGE BOARD. This is the first I am hearing of the existence of such a Board and I am intrigued
Bassey Inyang writes that Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State and the State legislators are faced with a barrage of severe criticism for discriminating against Justice Akon Ikpeme. The Judiciary in Cross River State and indeed Nigeria is currently swimming in a pool of succession controversy following the refusal of the Cross River State
The pictures in the news story with the floodlights in the background indicate that the Commissioner for Lands is referring to the site of the former Nigerian Navy Clinic close to the UJ Esuene Stadium. He claims that the Navy is building a hotel on that former site. Yet the last time I drove past
A picture that shows how Cross River State was run…once upon a time when our State Budget was nowhere near =N=100bn…speak less of =N=1 trillion. These documents were the result of very serious work done by the State Planning Commission under the leadership of Prof. Ndem Ndiyo. Those were the days when Cross River State
By Jonathan Ugbal A former Attorney General And Commissioner for Justice in Cross River State, Mr. Eyo Ekpo has said that the Police had rescheduled its August 26, 2019 invitation handed the Chairman of the Cross River chapter of the African Action Congress, Mr. Agba Jalingo to answer to a petition to September 3, 2019.
By Our Reporter The Social Democratic Party Governorship candidate in the March 9th 2019 poll, Barrister Eyo Ekpo has expressed dissatisfaction over the Guber election, referring to the process as an “auction”. Barrister Ekpo, who lost the election to the People’s Democratic Party’s candidate, Senator Ben Ayade, made his feelings known through a press release
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Cross River State for the March 9, 2019 Governorship and State House of Assembly elections, Mr. Eyo Ekpo has accused aides of the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ben Ayade of vote buying. Mr. Ekpo took to Twitter to
By Aplefe Ojong Barely 48 hours after the adoption of Cross River State governor, Senatoe Ben Ayade by the 18 chapter Chairmen of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the state Chairman of the party, Chief Ikpi Eni, has affirmed that the party has indeed adopted the governor as its candidate in Saturday’s election. According to