By Patrick Obia and Sunday Aborisade (Punch Newspaper) The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State and a former President of the Red Chamber, Senator David Mark, have commiserate with the family of the defunct Second Republic Senate President, Joseph Wayas, who died on Thursday. Lawan in a statement by
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ntufam Ekpo Okon has returned to his former political party, People’s Democratic Party, PDP. Ntufam Ekpo decamped from the ruling All Progressive Party, APC, 6 days ago in a letter to his Ward Chairman. See letter below:
By Nsa Gill, The Nation Newspaper As preparations for the 2023 general election continue to gather steam, one issue being widely discussed across the length and breadth of Cross River State is the issue of zoning, writes Nsa Gill. The next general elections are still more than a year away but stakeholders in Cross River
By Willy Momnang Chief Henry Igelle Onwe, an aspirant for the vacant Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency seat has unveiled Coordinators for the twenty-four wards of the constituency. Chief Onwe in line with his aspiration at the weekend inaugurated the twenty-four coordinators with each representing each of the wards in Ogoja and Yala Local Government Areas. Addressing
By Leke Baiyewu, Punch Newspaper The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, passed a bill for its third reading to create a South-South Development Commission despite the existence of the Niger Delta Development Commission. The House had earlier on Tuesday considered and adopted the report by the Committee on Justice on the bill. The legislation is titled,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Hon. Eta Mbora, member representing Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Constituency in the House of Representatives has received commendations and goodwill from his constituents. The homage was after he recently attracted another set of projects to his people. The projects include electricity transformers, solar powered boreholes and several blocks of classrooms. The federal lawmaker disclosed
By Asare Asare, Daily Post Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State, Mr. Venatius Ikem, has said that stakeholders are those to decide which of the three senatorial districts in the State shall produce the governor in 2023. In the last few days, there have been feverish debates by key
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The organized labor in Cross River State on Thursday, last week, suspended it’s 30 day industrial action after a deal was brokered by the Chairman of the Cross River State Traditional Ruler’s Council, Etinyin Etim Edet Okon. This is contained in its Bulletin 17. All arms of the Unions in the State