Benedict Bengioshuye Ayade, an illustrious son of Kakum in Ipong Ward of Obudu, an environmentalist, inventor (they say), Lawyer, Professor and business mogul as widely known was no doubt irresistible as a choice to take over from the silent and smooth achiever and Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke in 2015; especially for
I will not beat around the bush. I have promised Cross Riverians that I WILL NEVER LIE in my advocacy for transparency. Secondly, I sympathize with those they are sending to come and defend these issues I am raising, because they too, read about the issues for the first time from our writings and they
Total debt of Cross-River State as at the end of 2017 was approximately N177.16bn. External debt grew to $167.9mn in 2017, from $114.9mn in 2016. Meaning the administration of Governor Ayade alone incurred additional $53mn external debt between 2016 and 2017. Cross River Domestic debt also rose to N125.65bn in 2017, from N116.06bn in 2013.
Recently, ‘Cross Riverians’ once again beheld the sordid pictures of a student of the State-owned University who was brutally hacked to death in cold blood right in front of his faculty building, after finishing his exams. This senseless killing adds to the endless list of unresolved murders in both the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and
In February 2016, while Ayade had traveled, he summoned an emergency EXCO meeting presided over by his deputy and N100 million was approved as licensing fee for the Microfinance been the requirement by the Central Bank of Nigeria. 13 months after in March 2017, Governor Ayade told a delegation from the Calabar Chambers of Commerce
Dear Cross Riverians, If anyone says what we are doing is a waste of time or that social media talk is not working, call that person a liar. Very quick ones that we have achieved within the past one month. 1. Our collective social media shout temporarily frustrated the plans by our governor to coerce
The Fiscal Responsibility Act is a law of the National Assembly. Section 44 and 45 of the Act which deals with conditions of borrowing and verification of compliance with limits provides as follows: Section 44 – (1) Any Government in the Federation or its agencies and corporations desirous of borrowing shall specify the purpose for
1. PROLOGUE Traditionally, the latin phrase, “Ave, Imperator, Nos Morituri Te Salutamus” was used by the gladiators to address the Emperor before a gladiatorial match. It is now universally used in appealing for a remedial action in any human situation or endeavour. It is so today, that we find ourselves in a unique situation. The