By Ushang Ewa Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has begun the retrieval of official vehicles in the custody of former aides. The aides have three days and six hours to do so according to a statement issued on Monday by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Martin Orim. Orim is the only appointee so
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has said that Cross Riverians made him “The Don” by returning him with “almost 99.9%” votes in the recently conducted general election. Ayade said so in his address to Cross Riverians after been sworn-in at the UJ Esuene stadium, May 29th, 2019. Except of
By Agba Philip The Chief Executive Officer of Mountain Cinema Nigeria, Mr. Francis Akpeke has congratulated Governor Ben Ayade for the mandate to govern the State for another four years. Mr. Akpeke in a press release made available to our newsroom said, “Indeed His Excellency, your overwhelming victory is an affirmation that Cross Riverians appreciate
By David Nsa The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Cross River State Chapter has inaugurated her Local Government Exco for the 18 Councils in the State. The ceremony which took place at Marian Hotel Calabar, saw youths from the Eighteen LGA’s of the State converge to witness the event. In his welcome remark, the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade has made his first appointment. Hon. Martin Orim, has been returned as the Chief Of Staff to the governor. This is coming against speculations that Orim was going to be replaced but sources told CrossRiverWatch that “Orim had created a very seamless synergy with the governor already and changing
By Archibong Jeremiah Following a report recently published captioned “Cross River Lawmaker Urges Federal Government To Establish Bakassi Rehabilitation Commission” a Cross Riverian, Mr. Richard Duke wrote a reply. Except of his response, “I don’t believe in blaming politicians in my social change crusades but when politicians keep on blaming themselves I look carefully because
Congratulations on your Second Term Inauguration, Your Excellency, Gov. Ayade Benedict. I wish you the best in your second term. More wins! That said, I like to bare the minds of Cross Riverians on a few issues of concern and hope that you read this short note of mine. First issue of concern to most
Hon. Victor Abang, popularly known as Mature, ran for the Boki/Ikom Federal Constituency seat in the recent general elections and lost to his opponent in PDP. He spoke to CrossRiverWatch recently on why he lost and what he has been doing outside politics. Excerpts: CRW: Your party, the APC lost everything in Cross River state