By Emmanuella Ekele And Kayode Oyero, Channels Television The Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for Local Government (LG) administrations. The Supreme Court also barred governors from dissolving democratically elected Local Government councils in the country. The apex court, in a landmark judgment on
By QueenEsther Iroanusi, Premium Times Only 11 of Nigeria’s 36 state legislatures have considered and voted on the 44 constitution amendment bills passed by the National Assembly earlier in the year. The States whose houses of assembly have voted on the bills are Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Delta, Edo, Kaduna, Katsina, Kogi, Lagos, Ogun, and Osun
By Margaret John The Cross River State House of Assembly has received a document containing the new set of bills to be debated upon as part of the processes for the ongoing constitutional amendment being carried out by the National Assembly. The Speaker of the Assembly, Honorable John Lebo (PDP, Abi) stated this during an
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade of deliberately masterminding the challenges that have led to the delay in the conduct of the local government elections in the state. This was contained in a statement signed by the State Publicity
By Ikwen Atuaka The Obudu local government chapter of the National Union of Local Government Employees Thursday took to the streets to press home their demands for local government autonomy. Obudu, located in northern Cross River, is over 300kilometres north of Calabar, the state capital. The demonstration which took members bearing placards through major streets
By Archibong Jeremiah The Chairman Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA) Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Regina Anyogo has said that Local Governments in the State are ready to be financially autonomous. Speaking to CrossRiverWatch in her office, she said her Committee was directed by the Senate to assess the 18
By Ushang Ewa Local government employees in Cross River State have demanded for total autonomy for local government areas. The employees under the aegis of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Friday, took to the streets of Calabar, the Cross River State capital to press home their demands for political, administrative and financial