The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong, has accused the administration of Governor Bassey Otu of deploying tax authorities to target his university, alleging it is the latest move in a wider clampdown on the opposition. Sir Jarvis, founder of Arthur Jarvis University, the first…
By Frank Ulom The Chairman of the Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC), Cross River State Chapter, Comrade Francis Finian Offionor, has responded to the recent remarks by the immediate past Cross River State Chairman of APC and current Deputy Governorship Candidate of PDP, Alphonsus Ogar Eba, calling on the State Government to constitute a probe panel…
The Cross River Elders and Stakeholders Forum has urged members of the Cross River State Consultative Forum (CRSCF) to focus on defending what it described as the miserable performance of Governor Bassey Otu’s administration rather than launching attacks on the presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Prof. Sandy Onor. The group was reacting…
By Our Reporter Cross River State Governor, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, has called for a comprehensive review of the nation’s revenue allocation formula to reflect current realities and address what he described as a long-standing injustice against the state. Speaking through his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, while receiving a delegation from the Revenue Mobilisation…
By Frank Ulom Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has approved the appointment of 107, including one commissioner, seven Director-Generals (DGs), 38 Directors, 30 SAs (Senior Special Advisers, Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants, and Special Assistants) and 32 others, including Board Chairmen, Secretaries, and Members. The appointments were contained in a release signed by Linus…
