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In Two Years, CR Senator Facilitates Over 40 Federal Service & Political Jobs for Cross River Central Constituents

November 4, 2025 Admin No Comments

By Hope Obeten In less than two years at the National Assembly, Eteng Jonah Williams, representing Cross River Central Senatorial District, has facilitated employment opportunities for over 50 constituents across various federal ministries, agencies, and parastatals. According to verified records, about 40 indigenes of the district have been successfully employed into notable federal establishments, while…

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Discrepancies Hijack Gov Otu’s Plan For Cross River Civil Service

November 4, 2025November 4, 2025 Admin No Comments

There are visible indications that the recent approval granted by Cross River State governor, Bassey Edet Otu, for the recruitment of around 2,500 personnel into the Cross River State civil service, has been hijacked by a syndicate of persons, working within and outside the state civil service, for personal gains. Investigations by www.calitown.com show that,…

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Cross River Gov Presents N780.6bn 2026 Budget Outlay, Calls It ” Budget Of Inclusive Growth”

October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 Admin No Comments

Cross River State governor, Bassey Edet Otu, has presented a total budget outlay of ?780.59 billion for the 2026 fiscal year to the CRS House of Assembly, describing it as a “Budget of Inclusive Growth” designed to consolidate on the gains of his administration’s People First philosophy. “I approached the task with a profound sense…

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Legor Idagbo Abandons Gov’ship Ambition

December 6, 2014 Admin No Comments

While the last critical bends in the political transition programme are negotiated, front-runner and Cross River State governorship hopeful, Legor Idagbo has dropped his gubernatorial ambition, electing instead to support Ben Ayade for the office of governor, CRS, in 2015, www.calitown.com can reveal. Sources say his ambition had to collapse in the face of certain…

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Peter Ojie Turns Back On Gov’ship Ambition, Opts For Senate

November 22, 2014November 22, 2014 Admin 1 Comment

Peter Ojie, immediate past Commissioner for Local Government Affairs and governorship hopeful www.calitown.com can reliably inform, has abandoned his ambition to succeed Cross River’s Liyel Imoke as governor in 2015. With serial number 000217, Ojie has instead sought for and secured a Provisional Clearance Certificate from the PDP, to run for Senate. He is therefore…

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Ugbo Arrives Calabar, Expresses Readiness To Govern CR

November 19, 2014 Admin No Comments

Cross River gubernatorial hopeful, Fidelis Ugbo appears undaunted by the state’s huge challenges but has openly declared that he considers the challenges as opportunities waiting to be exploited to the advantage of indigenes of the state when he gets the nod at the 2015 polls. Ugbo spoke yesterday, shortly after arriving Calabar from Abuja to…

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