187 She enjoined the national body of NUJ to take steps to make it mandatory that all media related appointees should be members of the NUJ. By Florence Oluohu In what seems like a bountiful harvest, the Comrade Archibong Bassey-led Cross River council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has congratulated its members appointed […]
531 For now, questions remain about whether any sanctions will follow these flagrant breaches. CROSIEC is yet to issue a public statement, and if history is any guide, penalties may be slow to arrive—if they do at all. By Archibong Jeremiah In the run-up to Cross River State’s November 2, 2024, local government elections, a […]
330 The upcoming local government elections in Cross River State now face heightened scrutiny as political observers and activists push for a more inclusive and transparent electoral process. By TheInvestigator Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, a legal expert and democracy advocate, has condemned the recent fees imposed by the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) on […]
302 He elaborated on the amendments made to the CROSIEC law, saying the amendment focused primarily on three key areas: By Government House Press The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem has clarified that the tenure for elected officials in the local government councils in the state remains […]
1,445 Boco assured that the electoral umpire will provide a level playing field for all political parties in the forthcoming local government elections in the state. By Kingsley Agim The Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) has said that the local government elections will be held before the end of December 2024. The Chairman […]
378 He urged the Cross River State Government to take advantage of this momentum by promptly conducting the long-overdue local government elections. By TheInvestigator Dr Ekpenyong Ambo, Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Cross River State and Chairman of the Local Government Affairs and Election Monitoring Committee for the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) […]
512 The deputy governor was accompanied on the visit by the Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Chief Victor Felix Idem. By Owai Obo On Tuesday, the Deputy Governor of Cross River, Dr Peter Odey, embarked on an unscheduled visit to the ongoing construction of a new Local Government Service Commission Secretariat in Calabar. Addressing newsmen […]
994 As the incumbent administration of Sen. Prince Bassey Otu reaches its seventh month in office, a noticeable void in governance persists with the absence of local government chairmen. This vacuum has widened the gap between the state administration and rural communities with a void in effective governance at the grassroots level. To say the […]