By Aplefe Ojong Cross Riverians and other Nigerians plying the Calabar – Ikom – Ogoja, and Ogoja – Obudu Ranch Resort roads can now heave a sigh of relief as the road is one of the priority projects of the new administration of Senator Ben Ayade. The new Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Text of inaugural speech of the the new governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade. “Fellow Cross Riverians with the greatest humility, I stand before you today to answer the call of history and, accept with an open heart and hands, the monumental challenge to provide leadership to one of Nigeria’s
By Aplefe Ojong The seventeenth Governor of Cross River State since its creation as South – Eastern State to it’s rechristening as Cross River State, Professor Senator Ben Ayade has been inaugurated in Calabar. Professor Senator Ayade formally took his oath of office /allegiance from 1.20pm and concluded by 1.24pm. Professor Senator Ben Ayade was
By CrossRiverWatch admin “Fellow Cross Riverians, friends and well-wishers, it is a great privilege to be here with you today, 8 years after I was given the mantle of leadership of our dear state. When I assumed office, I set out to re-engineer governance in our state to bring tangible economic development to the rural
By Our Correspondent Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, has been presented with an award by UNICEF in recognition of the state’s fruitful partnership in promoting the rights of children and women. UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Ms. Jean Gough, who presented the award to Imoke said that tremendous impact has been recorded in
By Our Correspondent The Eight years of Governor Liyel Imoke’s administration in Cross River state has been eventful and free of press gagging. This was the commendation given to the outgoing governor of Cross River state, Senator Liyel Imoke during a valedictory media parley in government house, Calabar yesterday. The event was moderated by the
By Archibong Jeremiah Nigeria Police Secondary School Ex-Students Association (Police Ambassadors) Cross River State Chapter has elected some members of the union into executive offices to pilot the affairs of the association for the next two years. The election which held at the school compound in Otop Abasi Calabar saw Etta Agbo emerge as president
I really mused over the caption of this piece for a couple of nights before finally settling for it. The alternative could have been the “The beginning of the end” but I felt this might not captivate readers better than the chosen one above. This was a guy who burst into the political scene from