By Jonathan Ugbal One week after being relieved of their duties by Gov. Bassey Otu, the two Auditors-General in Cross River State have continued working in defiance of the directives. Two letters signed by the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, Oko Inaku, dated June 2, 2023, and sighted by CrossRiverWatch show that Governor Otu
By Mary Bassey The Cross River Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has directed the immediate retirement of the State Auditor-General, Mr. John Odey. The directive was contained in a memo signed by the Chairman of the Cross River State Civil Service Commission, Mr. Inaku Uko. The memo with Ref no: CRC/P/25676/T./2 dated June, 2nd 2023
By Ekemini Simon, TheMail Newspaper Listen To The Report The Auditor General of Cross River State Government has said that the Government of Cross River State did not procure any foreign loan in 2020 contrary to the report by TheMail newspaper. An extensive investigation which lasted for eight months and was published last month revealed
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper Revenue-generating Ministries, Departments and Agencies in Cross River State which fail to meet their revenue targets will have their salaries withheld henceforth. The Auditor-General and Acting Chairman of the Cross River State Internal Revenue Service, John Odey, disclosed this at a meeting with representatives of the MDAs in Calabar the
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade has suspended the Chairman of the State’s Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Akpanke Ogar. Also suspended is one of his numerous Special Assistants on Media, Ursula Agbor. These were contained in separate statements issued by his spokesman, Christian Ita on Wednesday which also disclosed that the State’s Auditor
By Our Reporter The Chairman, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has expressed a deep sense of shock and grief over the demise of former National Publicity Secetary of PDP, Minister of Environment and also Information and Communication, Chief John Odey. The NDDC Chairman described the news of Odey’s death as devastating
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has expressed deep shock and sadness over the death of former minister for environment, Mr. John Ogar Odey. Odey died in the early hours of Sunday in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates due illnesses relating to cancer. And, Ayade in a statement signed
By Ebriku John Friday The father of former minister of environment, Chief John Odey, Pa Odey Thomas Opiepe has passed on at the age of 111. He was born on April 25, 1903. Pa Odey died in the early hours ofAugust 24, 2014, after a brief illness at his residence in Ayinakpor-Olachor, Okpoma, Yala local