The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem, has raised concern over the worsening security crisis in Benue State, warning that the escalating violence could spill into neighbouring Cross River if urgent measures are not taken.
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.
