Category: Politics
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Gov Otu Orders Statewide Electrification Assessment, Intervention
By Andrea Ekeng Inyang Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State has initiated a statewide assessment of the electrification situation to promptly address the needs of communities and fulfill the government’s promises. This directive was personally conveyed to Francis Ekpo, Director General of the Cross River State Electrification Agency (SEA), and his dedicated team…
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Efut Throne Tussle: Combined Assembly Rejects Prof Itam’s Recognition, Says Case in Appeal Court
By Magnus Effiong Despite the recognition of Prof Itam Hogan Itam as Munene and Paramount Ruler of the Efut by the Cross River state government as contained in its press release dated February 29, 2024, the Efut Combined Assembly, the apex decision making body of the Efut people, has again rejected the Professor. The Combined…
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Nnyin Imibo Eno: Synopsis of Governor Umo Eno’s Giant Strides
By Emmanuel Ndon In Akwa Ibom State, people are living life in a whole new, different way. The food security scheme – an initiative of Governor Umo Eno and intervention program of the Akwa Ibom State Bulk Purchase Agency, enable vulnerable individuals to have essential staple foodstuffs for their families. This reminds one of the…
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Gov Otu’s Massive Urban Renewal Efforts Thrill Opposition, Others
By Magnus Effiong/Ita Williams Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has received commendation from the opposition political parties and indeed all Cross Riverians for the physical proofs of performance the State is experiencing within his few months in office. The Governor, who seems to have declared emergency on road infrastructure in the State capital…
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Anxiety as Cross River Assembly, Executive Lock Horns
By Ekanem Wylie/Magnus Effiong The passage of the 2024 Service Commission Amendment Bill by the Cross River House of Assembly may have succinctly pitched the Honourable Members against the Executive arm, that is, if feelers reaching Pillar Today is anything to by. The Bill, according to a source in the Governor’s Office who preferred anonymity,…
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Cross River APC Chair, Alphonsus Eba, Survives Impeachment Plot
The Cross River state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Barr Alphonsus Eba, has survived plots to remove him from office, orchestrated by a group which addressed itself as ‘APC Stakeholders Forum,’ headed by two chieftains of the party, Chief Mark Ayo and Mathias Ake. Recall that the group, which quoted Article 3(5); Article…
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Gov Otu Presents Reform Strategies to Investors
Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has presented his administration’s reform strategies, actions and economic indices to a gathering of diplomats, policy makers and investments drivers with the aim to attract and create more development opportunities in the state. Otu made his presentation on Tuesday at Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja during an “Executive Governor’s…
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Efik Women Protest Imprisonment of 80 years Old Monarch in Afokang Prison
Efik women, under the aegis of Mbono Iban Nsidung, have protested the incarceration of 80 years old Etubom Efio-Ita Efiom, who is said to have been sentenced to three years imprisonment without an option of fine. The protesting women, who stormed the Palace of the Obong of Calabar over the matter, carried placards with inscriptions…
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RUMPUS OVER PAYROLL PADDING IN CROSS RIVER STATE
BY DOMINIC KIDZU A rash of accusations, counter accusations, and bush-shaking grandstanding about who did and did not pad the Cross River payroll have headlined premium news coming out of the state for two weeks without end. Take a front seat, folks, and watch the rollercoaster from the edge of your seats. Hollywood is knocking at…
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Massive Defection Hits Opposition in Cross River
By Ekanem Wylie The pragmatic and people-oriented approach to governance by Gov Bassey Edet Otu has led to massive defection from opposition party members to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River state. The scale of defection has seriously weakened the foundation of the main opposition party, the People Democratic Party, (PDP) as…
