Three days ago, I filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Calabar, challenging the action of the Governor of Cross River State in creating the ministries of Aviation, Foreign Affairs and Solid Minerals. The Governor and the State Government will certainly be served with the Court process this week. So, ordinarily, every discussion on
By Efa Sunday The Cross River State Commissioner for Solid Minerals, Hon. George O’ben Etchi has called on Cross Riverians to support the State Governor even as he intends to downsize his cabinet. He made the call in an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch TV in his Okoi Arikpo office Calabar. Speaking on the Ayade’s decision
By Our Correspondent The Cross River State Government has announced the discovery of large deposits of Uranium, Iron Ore and other solid minerals in several parts of the state with exploration said to commence soon. The commissioner for solid minerals development, George O’Ben-Etchi disclosed this recently while fielding questions from Journalists at Kokunne forest in
By Itiunbe Atunka The third quarterly town hall meeting of the dialogue with Agba Jalingo earlier billed for tomorrow (Thursday), July 27, 2017 has been postponed to August 9, 2017 a statement from the organizers say. The statement signed by Mr. Charles Kalu states that the event was moved “Due to unforeseen circumstances and engagements
By Ushang Ewa Gershom Bassey, the Senator representing Cross River Southern senatorial district in the National Assembly and Vice Chairman Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), has been unveiled as the special guest for the third edition of ‘The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo’ Town Hall Meeting scheduled for July, 2017. This was contained in a statement
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has called on the Federal Government to review its mode of wealth sharing pointing out the need for the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC to step up from just wealth distribution to helping in its creation. “We are particularly grateful that
By Jonathan Ugbal and Ashie Osor The Cross River State government says it has obtained exploration licences for mineral resources from the federal government. The licences includes quarry lease for granite, exploration licence for limestone, clay and shale as well as reconnaissance permit. “Today, we thank the federal government for understanding that states should have