By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspindent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has hinted that he will be appointing Commissioners for Defence and Foreign Affairs, in his second term. Governor Ayade made this revelation yesterday while speaking during the Valedictory Service organized to mark the dissolution of the 2015-2019 executive members at
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent The newly sworn-in Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade seems to have finally realized the reality and cost implication of his “over six thousand appointees” in the State payroll during his first tenure, as he finally termed it “biting more than I can chew.” Governor Ayade made
In the four years of the mandate given to Benedict Bengioushuye Ayade as Governor of Cross River State, the word ‘industrialization’ was perhaps the most used by Mr. Ayade, his over 6, 000 aides and official correspondence from the Peregrino House. In his first communication with Cross Riverians as Governor which was his acceptance speech
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent CrossRiverWatch brings you exclusive audio of the Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade’s address to his former appointees before dissolution of the 2015-2019 Executive members of his cabinet today. In his address he said he’s set to take up the role of a “Project Manager”, supervising the completion
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has today officially dissolved the 2015-2019 Executive members of his cabinet, saying that he is set to take up the role of a “Project Manager”, supervising the completion of all projects ongoing in the State. Bearing his mind at the event today
By Jonathan Ugbal In a bid to consolidate their spaces in the Cross River political terrain, some Cross Riverians have intensified lobbying efforts to be appointed by Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade as he begins his second term in office in less than 24 hours. This is despite Mr. Ayade’s stance to cut down
By Efa Sunday and David Nsa Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has presented a cash prize of two million naira to members of the Cross River State Executives after defeating the House of Assembly members eight goals against four in today match to win the State Novelty cup. The friendly match was played at
By CrossRiverWatch Admin I will only receive appointment list from CAN, the rest appointments will have to be negotiated based on what you can contribute to the development of the State, says Ben Ayade, Governor of Cross River. The Governor said this Monday at the commissioning of the CAN secretariat at Federal Housing Estate, Calabar.