"The Cross River State Government has reacted to the freezing of its Paris-Club refund bank account by an FCT High Court presided over by Justice Yusuf Halilu.

"The Cross River State Government has reacted to the freezing of its Paris-Club refund bank account by an FCT High Court presided over by Justice Yusuf Halilu.

It could be recalled that Justice Halilu had ordered the freezing of the state’s Paris and London Club Debit Refund account amid allegations that governor Ayade preferred payment to family members, girlfriends, and cronies in the guise of settling the fees for consultancy services at the expense of the real consultant progenitor of the Paris London Club Refund.

According to the Finance Commissioner, all the monies collected were applied for the payment of salaries, gratuities and pension arrears with no consultant paid so far. “It is interesting how a High Court could give such a ruling without even inviting the state,” Ekpenyong said.