By Damilola Olufemi, PUNCH Newspaper The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, on Tuesday, said payment of salaries and pensions is an achievement of any government, particularly his administration. He said this while responding to questions on Arise Television’s “The Morning Show”. He said while Cross River receives the least in terms of federal
By Patrick Obia Code 888, a non-partisan pressure group championing equity, justice, and fairness as well as equitable power rotation across the three senatorial districts in Cross River State, is set to honor the outgoing Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade, and 20 others. The group disclosed this in a press briefing held
By Vanguard Newspaper Governors Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Emmanuel Udom (Akwa Ibom), and Ben Ayade (Cross River), as constitutionally prescribed, will hand over power to the governors-elect of their respective states on May 29 after eight years in office. Preparations are already in top gear in the states with the inauguration of transition
By Asare Asare, Daily Post A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Murtala Abdul-Rasheed, has raised the alarm that dangerous reptiles abound in court premises in Cross River State, where the Elections Petitions Tribunal sits to hear the 13 cases before them. He also lamented that the unhygienic state of the court is very dangerous to members
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Government has constituted eight committees ahead of the May 29 inauguration and handing-over ceremony to usher in Sen. Bassey Edet Otu. The committees according to a release by Mr. Christian Ita, media aide to the governor, those who may not be able of the service he or she
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River State has expressed regrets that he ran a government where every appointee is a politician. Ayade expressed himself in this interview with TVC. He said: “My mindset, where I am, what I am thinking, with the amount of energy bubbling in my head, I feel sad.
By Sylvia Akpan The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Cross River State chapter has inaugurated Dr. Trinity Ogar as Chairman. Dr. Trinity was inaugurated along with other executive members yesterday, at Gold City Gospel Ministry International, Calabar, the state capital. The National Inauguration chairman, Archbishop Joseph-Ojo, during his message to the past and present administration,
Money being expended on former governors by state governments as pension and other allowances would soon go up as 18 governors leave office in 22 days, Daily Trust on Sunday reports. An uproar has been trailing the pension schemes of former governors, which have been described as bogus by activists and other stakeholders in the country, who