Commissioner and Cross River State Representative at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, has asserted that the state will eventually produce the Commission’s Managing Director, despite its current non-oil-producing status.
A member of the House of Representatives representing Birnin Kebbi/Kalgo/Bunza Federal Constituency, Hon. Ibrahim Mohammed, has introduced two bills aimed at establishing new federal institutions in Kebbi State to tackle youth unemployment and enhance technical education.
The Senate has raised concerns over the appointment of Dr Michael Ekpai Odey, an indigene of Cross River State, as Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), by the state’s Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), who is also from Cross River.
Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has appointed a third Chief Press Secretary (CPS) in the first two years of his administration.
Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has constituted a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the allegations of disruption of some projects unveiled hosted by the Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in the Calabar Metropolis.
A federal high court in Abuja has refused an application by the federal government to issue a warrant of arrest against Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi Central.
