TODAY
January 22, 2021
Cross River government and protesting Magistrates are engaged in a silent war over the payments of two years salaries of the later.
Governor Ben Ayade had in a letter signed on behalf of the acting Chief Judge of the state, Eyo Effiom Ita, by Chief Registrar Edem N Okokon, last week ordered the sack of 30 magistrates protesting the non-payment of two years worth of salaries.
The letter stated that since the state has been unable to pay them since February 2019 when they were engaged, they had been withdrawn from sitting in any court until further notice.
And a few days after the withdrawal letter, the government has again insisted that the 29 magistrates forfeit the 24 months salary iwed them if they want to continue in their employ.