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Former Cross River Attorney-General, 63 Others In Enugu Governor-Elect Transition Committee

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Cross River State, Eyo Ekpo Esq, and sixty-three (63) others have been listed as members of Dr. Peter Mbah, the Governor-elect of Enugu State’s Transition Committee. TheEasterner reports that the Committee includes internationally-recognized technocrats, good governance, transparency and accountability advocates, financial and management experts, entrepreneurs,

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I Only Wanted Second Term In Senate – Cross River Governor-Elect

By Leadership Newspaper Can you tell us a little about your early childhood? I had a humble beginning, in a strict home. My father was always on a journey with Scottish missionaries and my mum was a teacher. Of course, there was no way one would have escaped from going to school. I had a

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Cross River: APC Stakeholders Kick As Incumbent Council Chairmen Lobby Ayade To Conduct LG Elections Ahead Of May Handover

By Judex Okoro, Daily Sun The Cross River State All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders have raised the alarm over the incumbent 18 local government Chairmen’s insistence that Governor Ben Ayade should conduct of council elections before the May 29 handover. The stakeholders wondered why the council chairmen should be mounting pressure on Governor Ben Ayade

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Eid-El Fitr: Ayade, Otu Tasks Muslims On Love, Unity

By Patrick Obia The incumbent Governor of Cross River, Sen. Ben Ayade, and the Governor-elect, Sen. Bassey Otu have congratulated Muslims on the successful completion of the 29-day Ramadan fast and urged them to pray for peace and unity in the state and country as they mark this year’s Eid-el Fitri. In an Eid-El-Fitr message

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Gov. Ayade’s Mistakes Will Not Repeat In Otu’s Government – APC Chairman

By Patrick Obia The State Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Barrister Alphonsus Eba has said that the mistakes made in Governor Ben Ayade’s Government will not repeat themselves in the administration of incoming Governor-elect Senator Bassey Otu. Reports have it that Governor Ayade is not happy with some of

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APC Offers Explanation To Cross River Civil Servants Over Unpaid Salary

By Patrick Obia “We only made an appeal to the governor to please help delay salaries payment for two weeks so we can work on this (fish out party members engaged in anti-party activities).” The above are the words of the State Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Cross River State chapter, Alphonsus Eba,

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Ayade Disbands Scrap Metal Agency, Vows To Secure State Assets Amidst Concession Plans

By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Senator Benedict Ayade on Tuesday announced the disbandment of the Scrap Metal Regulatory Agency after accusing it of unwholesome activities. A statement emanating from Government House Calabar and shared by Governor Ayade’s media aides quoted him as saying, “I hear a particular Agency called Scrap Metal Agency Regulatory Agency

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Gov. Ben Ayade Swears In Udiba Udiba As Commissioner For Assets Management 

By Jonathan Ugbal With just 41 days left for him in office as Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Benedict Ayade has sworn into office a new Commissioner. The Commissioner is Mr. Udiba Effiong Udiba and will lead a new Ministry, Asset Management. It is unclear when Mr. Udiba was appointed and his nomination confirmed

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