Twelve years ago this month, the 5th Senate was inaugurated with Senator Adolphus Wabara as Senate President and I was sworn in as Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, after my election to represent the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State. I was assigned Committees and made Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Solid
By Our Correspondent In continuation of his philanthropy which began long before his foray into politics, Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, today in Calabar donated ten brand new 32-seater Coaster buses to the Central and Southern Senatorial Zones of the state. Ayade said the buses, which are a personal donation, were meant to
By Our Correspondent In his effort to block leakages and ensuring that ghost workers are fished out, Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has directed all the banks that handled the state salaries account to furnish his office with the details of unclaimed salaries through the office of the Accountant General of the State.
By CrossRiverWatch admin Former Cross River State governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has dragged human rights activist and Cross River lawyer, Barrister Obono Obla and the Cross River State correspondent of Thisday newspaper, Mr. Bassey Inyang, to the High Court of Lagos State for libel in Suit No. LO/ADR/124/2015. The court processes which were served on
By Jonathan Ugbal, Government House Correspondent The governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade today swore in a new Secretary to the State Government, SSG; Mrs. Tina Agbor. Governor Ayade at the ceremony acknowledged the state was facing challenging times hence the need for the very best hands to be on board, stressing it
By Our Correspondent The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade will today June 4, 2015 swear-in the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Tina Agbor. A statement issued by the Special Adviser, Media and Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Christian Ita, indicates that the event will take place at the State Executive
By CrossRiverWatch admin Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has scrapped the weekly Executive Council meetings. The weekly meetings which review the activities of government in the state usually have governor, deputy, commissioners, special advisers and permanent secretaries in attendance. The sessions have been largely regarded by a cross section of Cross Riverians as not
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has already hit the ground running barely few days after assuming office, as he has unveiled plans to establish a garment industry, cocoa processing plant, rice mill and a modular refinery in the state. Other investments also to be established by the administration, according to