Cross River Government and Presbyterian Church Clash Over Access Road

The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria fenced off a road opened by the Cross River State government through Hope Waddell Training Institution in Calabar. The route provides access to the shoreline and Anansa community after a landslide damaged Anansa Road. The church says the government opened the road without written approval and failed to sign the promised memorandum of understanding; it also cited inconveniences including the demolition of its Synod Office. Information Commissioner Ekpenyong Cobham said he was unaware of the closure and suggested the church resolve the dispute directly with Governor Bassey Otu.