By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The member representing Ikom 2 State constituency and second term lawmaker, Hon. Elvert Ayambem has been elected Speaker of the 10th Assembly of Cross River State. Likewise, his counterpart in the Obudu State constituency and first term lawmaker, Sylvester Agabi is elected Deputy Speaker. Mr. Ayambem was the
The 1999 Constitution allows State legislatures to make laws enabling former Governors and Deputy Governors to receive pensions. So, on April 18th, 2005, former Governor Donald Duke, assented to the Cross River State Gubernatorial Pension Law, to provide a pension to any person who has held office as a Governor or Deputy Governor in Cross
By Margaret John, House of Assembly Correspondent The Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Eteng Jonah Williams has arrived Lagos State to for the Conference of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria. The roundtable for Speakers of State Houses of Assembly 2019 is organized by National Institute for Legislative and Democratic
By Elijah Ugani The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Jones Eteng has called on the people of Obudu to show unconditional support to the Governor who is their son. The Speaker made the call at the reception in honor of the member representing Obudu State constituency in the 9th Assembly,
By Margaret John, House of Assembly Correspondent The new Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Eteng Jones Williams has promised Cross Riverians that, the 9th Assembly under his watch will ensure that the lingering Local Government elections will be conducted. He also promised that his leadership will train and retrain Honorable
By Margaret Adam Despite denying, the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has confirmed that the Assembly had declared the seat of Hon. Elucate Ekom Okara vacant for about a year now after he defected from PDP to APC. Hon. John Gaul made the confirmation at the constitution