By Our Correspondent The on-going construction of the Calabar monorail today took a major leap towards completion with the delivery of the passengers coaches. The Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke who was on hand to receive the coaches said it is gratifying to see that the monorail project which was planned for the
Now this is where our own “change” has begun! I have just noticed that the governor – elect for Cross River State has decided that there is no need for a transition committee. Or rather maybe Governor Imoke has so decided. This is most interesting because a transition committee usually serves as a bulwark between
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has commenced investigation into the expenditure of allocation to 18 Local Government Councils in Cross River State. This was disclosed in a letter with reference number CR: 300/EFCC/ABJ/EGT10/VOL. 23/221 dated the 7th May 2015 signed by Olufunke Adetayo Ogunbode, Head Economic Governance in the EFCC,
By Our Correspondent Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, has debunked news making rounds that he is nursing the ambition of becoming the National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Imoke, who fielded questions from newsmen at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, on arrival from Abuja said, “Like every other person,
A cleric once said that “If elections were to be held every year, Cross River state and Nigeria at large would have developed at a faster pace and the people enjoying the dividends of democracy”. This statement echoed in my mind recently when I saw a sticker on a vehicle bearing the logo of a
By Okwo Kerry The Director General, Cross River State Electrification Agency, CRS-SEA, Mrs. Rosemary Atsu-Arop, Esq. has said that about 185 communities in the state have been conveniently hooked up to power supply from the national grid. Mrs. Atsu-Arop who revealed this while briefing journalists in her office recently added that, “The ones left are
By Christiana Ukung Alawa The Chief Executive Officer of Toja Fashion Alternative, Tochukwu Onwutao, a traditional fashion outfit in Calabar, Cross River State has called on the state government to ameliorate the sufferings of private businesses with respect to high taxation. He made the call in a chart with CrossRiverWatch recently where he stated that:
By Ovatomi Ibingha A Calabar based legal practitioner, Barrister James Iwara Ofem has dragged the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) to the Federal High Court, Calabar over the prolonged strike by members of the union which has seen the courts remain shut for months. The strike which the union say is to ensure the