By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Following the protest witnessed in the office of the Secretary to the State Government 24 hours ago, the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Hon. Peter Odey has voiced out. Deputy Governor Peter in a statement signed by his Press Secretary, Fred Abua said over 80% of January salaries
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Civil servants under the employ of the Cross River State Government whose salaries have not been paid are currently occupying the office of the Secretary to the State Government, (SSG) Prof. Anthony Owan Enoh where they were directed to report for complaints. CrossRiverWatch gathered that when salaries were paid, some civil servants
By Able Winnard Lecturers in the State-owned tertiary institution, University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) are lamenting four months of unpaid salaries, saying the “season of sweetness” has turned bitter for them. Governor Bassey Otu in his ‘People’s First’ mantra themed his administration as “Season of Sweetness” including the theme of the 2023 Carnival Calabar.
By Patrick Obia Dozens of aggrieved civil servants in Cross River, on Wednesday, shutdown the new secretariat complex in Calabar to protest the non-payment of their salaries for a period of three years. They bore placards with different inscriptions, chanting songs, demanding the sack of the Head of Service (HOS), Mrs. Geraldine Akpet-Ekanem for alleged
Welcome to the second episode of X-Raying The River where we x-ray different issues bedeviling Cross River State … not necessarily bedeviling, that impact on Cross River State across Cross Riverians of course. Today, we are focusing on the issues that have affected the magistratesy in Cross River State, talking about Magistrates. For those of