Cross River seeks N45b recovery support from Fed Govt

• Published date: 19 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Cross River State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Eric Anderson, has said the state recorded the destruction of over 157 properties belonging to the government and individuals during the #Endsars protest in 2020.

The commissioner, who spoke in Calabar during a ministerial media briefing when he was confronted with the dilapidated structure that used to house the state newspaper corporation, said the case of the newspaper corporation was similar to what befell the state after the #Endsars protest.

He said he was part of the government committee that looked into the destroyed properties during the #Endsars protest and the recommendation was that Cross River State should be assisted with N45billion.

'The state is yet to receive the N45billion, which...