By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The 10th Cross River State House of Assembly has constituted and named 22 statutory Committees and their Chairmen. In its sitting today, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, Speaker of the House, Hon. Elvert Ayambem listed the names of Committee Chairmen urging them to discharge their responsibility with diligence. The
During the March 18 Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Cross River State, pockets of violence were recorded in six Local Government Areas, this report by Patrick Obia documents them. The Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Cross River State was a battle of the titans, between the All Progressive Congress Sen. Bassey
By Our Reporters Our reporters across the 18 Local Government Areas have compiled the following results of the concluded March 18, 2023 House of Assembly elections in Cross River. Below are the winners declared by Independent National Electoral Commission across the 25 State Constituencies. Abi Davies Etta (APC) Akamkpa 1 Okon Owuna (APC) Akamkpa 2
By Our Reporters Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, monitoring the presidential and national assembly polls made some arrests of suspected vote buyers. One All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly candidate in Cross River State was among those arrested. Mr. Stanley Nsemo, vying to represent Calabar Municipality in the State Assembly
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Hon. Regina Anyogo has won the Yala 1 State Constituency ticket of the All Progressive Congress, APC. Ikom 1 State Constituency was won by Mr. Agbor Bassey Njar while Mr. Cyril Anthony won Yakurr 1. In Calabar Municipality, Mr. Stanley Nsemo won while Hon. Hilary Bisong won Boki
By Patrick Obia Despite an ongoing process to privatize no fewer than 34 existing and planned assets of the Cross River State government, the Governor, Ben Ayade says his 2022 budget is aimed at completing the said projects. Mr. Ayade presented the 2022 appropriation bill before the Assembly on Friday despite an industrial action by
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has presented NGN277,708,765.550k as the 2021 appropriation bill to the State’s House of Assembly. The conversations preceding the budget was that of the name ascribed to it, and Mr. Ayade drew mixed reactions when he announced the tag as “Budget of Blush and Bliss.” The
By Ushang Ewa Sources in Peregrino house and the Cross River state House of Assembly say there is palpable fear amongst aides of Governor Ben Ayade and members of the assembly after the loss of their colleague, Godwin Akwaji. Mr. Akwaji, a first term lawmaker, was the member representing Obudu state constituency. He was the