By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent There was a mild drama in the Cross River House of Assembly on Monday as members voted for the alterations in the constitutional amendment. The incident which involved the quoting of the constitution, references to the house rules led to a member even going as far as to
By Monday Ogar: House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has said that the proposed 2018 appropriation bill by the Cross River State Government will hold next week. The Assembly announced this on Twitter via its handle @CRS_HOA when it replied CrossRiverWatch’s News Editor, Jonathan Ugbal enquiry as to when the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information contained in a document that breaks down the performance of the 25 members of the 8th Cross River State House of Assembly show that four of the legislators may only have been warming their seats in the House. Hon. Olory Matthew Samuel representing Akamkpa 1 state constituency, Hon. Simon Nkoro representing
By Ogar Monday, House of Assembly Correspondent The Managing Director, Cross River State Water Board Limited, Prof. Godwin Igile has said that the Cross River State Water Board has the capacity to become an “oil well” with the capacity to bring in millions monthly as revenue if its full potentials can be harnessed. Prof. Igile
By Archibong Jeremiah Following the arrest of Dr. Frank Ayade, younger brother to the Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over allegations of misappropriation of 2.7billion Naira, the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution, Barrister Okoi Obono-Obla has called on the State Assembly to
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent Following the recent kidnappings of Igbo indigenes in Cross River State, delegates of Abia origin under the auspices of Nzuko Ndi Abia have called on the house of assembly in the state to make laws that will tackle the menace for good. The socio-political group made this call
By Ogar Monday, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly was Tuesday forced to postpone its plenary due to power outage, just as the House was deliberating on the proposed Grazing Reserve Bill at the National Assembly. The power failure occurred while members were deliberating on the item “Matters of Urgent
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Reports reaching CrossRiverWatch reveal that there is a crisis brewing in Cross River House of Assembly over the demand for the Speaker’s resignation within 72 hours or face impeachment proceedings. Barely 8 months in office, a few members of the House are accusing the Speaker, John Gaul Lebo of gross misconduct with