By Our Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo, has called for a reform process to achieve Economic Democracy rather than the prevailing Political Democracy in the country. The Speaker expressed concerns that with falling oil prices and dwindling economic fortunes across the globe, Nigeria as a
By Our Correspondent The Cross River state governor, Senator Ben Ayade has approved the appointment of Hon. Emmanuel Offiong Bassey as his Deputy Chief of Staff. He will be Deputizing Hon. Martin Orim who is the incumbent Chief of Staff. A statement by the governor’s Special Assistant on Media and Chief Press Secretary, Mr
By Archibong Jeremiah A stalwart of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State and a former member of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Ernest Eki has scored the Senator Ben Ayade led administration ‘zero percent’ and called on the governor to increase the velocity of the pace of development of the State.
By Our Correspondent Hon. Legor Idagbo has joined the league of voices calling for a reduction in the minimum age of African parliamentarians noting that in the US and UK, the minimum ages are below 25 years while in Nigeria and some African countries, the minimum age is above 30 years. Hon. Idagbo made the
By CrossRiverWatch admin A former Governor of Cross River State, Mr. Clement Ebri has confirmed to CrossRiverWatch that he will be formally received into the All Progressives Congress, APC fold on Thursday December 17, 2015 in his political ward, Mkpani in Yakurr local government area of Cross River State. The former Governor who spoke to
By Our Correspondent For the goodness of God in the life of the National Vice Chairman, South-South, of the All Progressive Congress, APC Mr. Hilliard Eta, members of the party in his Ward (Ward 5, Calabar Municipality) have organized a thanksgiving service in his honor. The service which held Sunday morning at the St. Charles
By Laureta Akpan All the 28 Commissioners and members of the Cross River State Executive Council that were formally inaugurated on Monday by the State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade have resumed at their various ministries. At each of the old ministries and the newly upgraded Departments/Agencies, the new political heads were taken round to familiarize
By Our Correspondent For as many times as members of the Cross River State Executive Council members have been sworn in since the beginning of Liyel Imoke’s administration, new Commissioners on Friday, also took the oath of denunciation of membership of any criminal/cult gang. This was followed by the administration of the Oath of Allegiance