By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has quizzed Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita over alleged N3billion contract scam. She was also interrogated for alleged abuse of duty tour allowance, money laundering and stealing of Government funds. After a four-day grilling during which she was
By CrossRiverWatch Admin President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of the Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, from office. Mr. Obono-Obla’s suspension letter, signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, directed the embattled official to step down and then proceed
By Odey Ojeka Chief Obono Obla, Buhari’s Assistant on Prosecution has won his polling unit for his boss. The polling unit located in Onitsha South park. APC got 644 votes while PDP had 106 votes. Ijiman ward, Ugep Yakurr LGA, Polling Unit 007. President: APC 130, PDP 142 , PCP 1, ADC 3, DPP 1, invalid votes
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Our Correspondents reports in the polling unit of the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla (Enang Ubi Compound), Ijiman-Ugep, with polling Unit Code 002 tension ensued when the INEC officials discovered that the voter register meant for the polling unit has been mistakenly exchanged for another. At
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A House of Representatives adhoc committee set up to investigate the legality and modus operandi of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel on Asset Recovery, has called for the prosecution of the chairman of the panel, Okoi Obono-Obla. The chairman of the ad hoc committee, Aliyu Pategi, who laid the report before the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Special Assistant to President Buhari on Prosecution, Okoi Obono Obla has accused the Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade of misappropriating the bail out funds and the 11 Billion Naira Paris Club refund handed the state by the federal government not long ago. Obla claimed that the bail out funds
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Twelve days after the Senate cleared Chief Okoi Obono Obla, Cross River, South South, as a non-Executive Commissioner on the governing board of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, it has made a dramatic turn by dropping his name from the list of successful nominees sent to President Muhammadu Buhari. Obono Obla’s name
The National Economic Council, NEC is a body established under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) ; and entrusted with the power of advising the President concerning the economic affairs of the Federation, and in particular on measures necessary for the coordination of the economic planning efforts or economic programmes