By Frank Ulom The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem, has come under scrutiny from the state’s chapter of the Assembly for Moral Discipline, Justice, and Restoration of Public Confidence, following the reinstatement of Hon. Dickson Ovat Agbor, member representing Obubra I State Constituency, by the leadership of…
By Itam Offor CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State House of Assembly on Tuesday, passed N642,160,260,164.66 as the State 2025 Supplementary Budget. Recall that the Assembly had passed the 2025 Appropriation Law on the 24th December 2024 with an approved budget size of N538,523,915,716.00 tagged “Budget of Sustainable Growth”. The supplementary budget, therefore, shows…
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.
Ugep, Cross River – The centrifugal force of Cross River State politics has started spinning but why – is it to separate the denser and the lighter ones ahead of 2027? Well,… Of course, 2027 is still far ahead and the current dispensation needs to finish strong. One can tell that there’re some skirmishes in…
The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem, has extended warm birthday wishes to the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Sylvester Agabi, in recognition of his outstanding leadership and dedication to the legislative duties of the House. Rt. Hon. Ayambem commended Hon. Agabi for his unwavering commitment to the progress and…
Havilla University, a privately owned tertiary institution in Nde-Ikom, has named its new Computing and Sciences faculty after the Speaker of the tenth Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem. The Proprietor and Chancellor of the University, Hon. Jones Tangban, stated during the formal presentation of the honour at the Speaker’s office…
By Akpan David Another organisation, Youth Action Network (YAN), has also asked the Cross River State High Court to remove the Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem as the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly. The group also said in the alternative that the Clerk of the Assembly should commence processes to conduct valid…
Recall that on 22nd May 2024, commotion struck at the 10th Cross River State House of Assembly when a motion for the removal of the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem, was moved by Hon. Effiong Ekarika representing Calabar South I State Constituency, and was seconded by Hon. Charles Omang representing Bekwarra State…
By Magnus Effiong Controversy surrounding the position of Cross River state House of Assembly Speaker is far from over as a group, Youth Action Network (YAN), has approached a Calabar High Court requesting it to order the Clerk of the Assembly to begin processes for members to formally re-elect Elvert Ayambem or elect a new…
By Frank Ulom Cross River State House of Assembly has removed its Speaker, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem representing Ikom II State Constituency. CONVERSEER gathered that Ayambem was removed on Wednesday (22nd May 2024) by two-thirds of the House; 17 out of the 25 members during a plenary. According to a removal notice obtained by our…
