By CrossRiverWatch admin There are indications that the next ministerial appointee from Cross River State will be human rights lawyer, Barrister Okoi Obono Obla CrossRiverWatch has learnt from highly placed sources in Abuja. Obla, a long time opposition politician and activist, is one of the most consistent rights campaigner from Cross River State, and has
I strongly admire Donald Duke despite the fact when he was Governor I was one of his fiercest critics. He is awesomely handsome, bold, courageous, visionary but dictatorial. I also alleged that his government was corrupt. I did not like some of the white elephants projects (such as Tinapa) he embarked on during his time.
The former Governor of Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke said something startling yesterday at the campaign reception for Mr. Goddy Jedy Agba in Calabar. In an uncharacteristic bluntness, Donald Duke said there are only two monkeys in Cross River State. He revealed these two monkeys to be two companies. These two companies are namely
The other day some of my friends were praising President Good luck Jonathan and Liyel Imoke because of the fact that the Minister of Transport, Idris Umar visited Calabar to commission the contract awarded for the commencement of the dredging of the Calabar channel last week. However my investigation has established that President Jonathan and
by crossriverwatch admin There are indications that Cross River human rights lawyer and politician, Barrister Obono Obla will soon head to Court to challenge the decision of the Cross River State government to raise a 40Billion Naira Bond to recapitalize its debts. The Cross River State Bonds Development Law 2014 has generated a deluge of
by crossriverwatch admin The explanation of Governor Liyel Imoke through his Chief Press Secretary on the reason (s) why the Government of Cross River State is floating a N40 Billion Bond to re capitalize subsisting debts and not a fresh Bond to raise a fresh loan is wishy-washy, tenuous and unconvincing. It is a ruse!
by crossriverwatch admin There is an alternative National Progressive Political Party known as All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Country. It is a golden opportunity to end the pernicious and decadent One Party Dictatorship fraudulently foisted on the hapless people of Cross River State of Nigeria since 2003 by then the Governor Donald Duke in
by crossriverwatch admin I read with alarm and total amusement the essay titled “CRWatch and the Witch Hunting of Efiok Cobham” by one Mike Abuo on the internet. I make bold to say the essay by Mr. Abuo is hogwash, balderdash and a mere farrago of words. I am ashamed that somebody who says he