Otu Approves N10bln For Backlog Of Gratuities, To Begin Payment In August
The State also said the delay in payment of gratuities by the current administration was due to an audit which has uncovered over 2,000 ghost pensioners
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N437 Billion 2024 Supplementary Budget Zooms Through Cross River Assembly
- by Admin
- July 26, 2024
Meanwhile, CrossRiverWatch gathered that the public and especially Civil Society Organizations focused on open government principles, budgeting, transparency, and accountability were not carried along in the process fuelling speculations of the intent especially as the indices have not changed which means the deficit has further widened.
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Governor Otu Felicitates With Assembly Speaker, Ayambem On Birthday
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- July 22, 2024
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has felicitates with the speaker of the 10th House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem on his birthday. The message was contained in a release signed by the Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu dated July 22, 2024
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Former CROSIEC Chair Unleashes Fury In Open Letter To Gov. Otu’s SSG, Demands Apology
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- July 22, 2024
Sir, you had no justification in characterizing my team and I in such mediocre and disdainful terms, when you know very well that the decision to conduct elections does not lie with the commission. At best, the commission can only make critical preparations and then wait for funding approvals and matching orders from the chief
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Governor Otu Presents Staff Of Office, Certificates To Akamkpa, Ikom And Obudu Paramount Rulers
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- December 16, 2023
By Sylvia Akpan and Godwin Otang Cross River Governor, Senator Bassey Otu on Saturday issued staff of office and certificates to the newly elected Paramount Rulers of Akamkpa, Ikom, and Obudu Local Government Areas in the State while promising better welfare for monarchs. The trio were elected on different dates between September and November, following
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As Road Repairs Progress, Giant Pothole, Others Which Defied Ayade’s Tenure Stare At Otu
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- December 1, 2023
By Ushang Ewa A pothole along Yellow Duke Street which defied two interventions during the administration of Governor Ben Ayade currently stares the Bassey Otu’s administration while repairs of roads ahead of the yuletide progress in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The rehabilitation of some sections of roads in the Calabar metropolis commenced a
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Bickering, Discordant Tunes In Cross River After Persons With Disability Protest Over Diversion Of Palliatives
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- October 27, 2023
“Persons with disabilities in Cross River State deserve fair and equal access to the support that has been allocated for them, and we look to your leadership to ensure that their rights are upheld
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What Governor Bassey Otu Said While Presenting 2024 Budget
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- October 26, 2023
We have prioritised a higher capital expenditure over recurrent expenditure in our public expenditure structure. As a deliberate principle, we have maintained a higher capital–recurrent expenditure of 61.6% to 38.4%. This not only emphasizes the importance of structural development but also a demonstration of the State’s commitment to the provision of the much-needed infrastructural facilities