By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent and Margaret John: House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of Mrs. Franca Inok as the new Auditor General for the 18 local government areas in the state. The confirmation CrossRiverWatch gathered, was done about a fortnight ago and comes almost
By Ugani Elijah An aspirant for the position of the member representing Obudu constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Comrade Cosmas Okiri has promised to use his allowances and constituency votes for youth empowerment if voted into office in 2019. Okiri stated this during an interview with CrossRiverWatch where he averred that
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Being a full text of Mr. Awade Friday “Otwetwe” declaring for the Cross River State House of Assembly, Obanliku Constituency. – AWADE FRIDAY KAMIE (TOWARDS A NEW OBANLIKU) Local Governments are created with the ultimate goal of bringing government closer to the people at the grassroots. The Local Government Council gives the
By Jonathan Ugbal and Ushang Ewa The candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the August 11, 2018 house of assembly bye-election in Obudu, Mr. Bendebel Ishamali has rejected the results as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mr. Ishamali stated this in a statement signed by him and issued in Obudu
By Jonathan Ugbal The winner of the August 11, 2018 house of assembly bye-election in Obudu, Mrs. Abbey Ukpukpen has received the certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mrs. Ukpukpen while receiving the certificate at the INEC’s mini conference room in Calabar commended her constituents for giving her the opportunity to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The member representing Boki 2 in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hillary Bisong has denied claims that he is nursing an ambition to be speaker of the 9th assembly should he win a second term. A statement issued by Mr. Bisong denounced claims by one Eliman Eliman, who hails from
By Jonathan Ugbal The winner of the August 11, 2018 house of assembly bye-election in Obudu local government area of northern Cross River State, Mrs. Abbey Ukpukpen has broken silence on her ambition pledging to give her constituents the “representation they deserve.” This was contained in a statement signed by her and issued Tuesday in
By Jeremiah Archibong, Jonathan Ugbal and Ushang Ewa The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the house of assembly bye-election in Obudu, Abbey Ukpukpen has raced to an early lead. Results from seven out of ten wards announced so far shows Mrs. Ukpukpen is far ahead of her contenders from three other parties.