By Aplefe Ojong In what appears like a Christmas gift, 124 new appointees have been announced by governor Ben Ayade of Cross River. A statement obtained from the governor’s office indicate that the governor has approved the 124 names for various appoinments but portfolios will be assigned by 2018. These haul takes the total tally
By Jonathan Ugbal The Special Assistant to Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on students’ affairs, Michael Abuo has criticized his principal for appointing people without providing the required tools to function. Abuo who had called for a cabinet reshuffle in 2016 took to Facebook to vent his frustration with the system of administration in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As part of the rewards for the successful organization of the Miss Africa Pageant, the governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade today announced Mr. Mathias Amgbah who handled the social media component of the Miss Africa Pageant which just ended in Calabar, as his Senior Special Assistant on Web and
By Ushang Ewa The immediate past Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Cross River State, Barrister Attah Ochinke has turned down an appointment from Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade as the Chairman of the Cross River State Diaspora Fund Board. Ochinke who served as the Chief Law Officer of the state under Governor
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has failed to announce the 300 new appointments as promised 3 weeks ago. As reported by CrossRiverWatch, Ayade told journalists in a media parley that he will appoint 300 more people as part of his administration’s policy to engage more Cross Riverians and
By CrossRiverWatch admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has appointed 4 new Special Advisers, 27 Special Assistants, 7 Personal Assistants and 5 Senior Special Assistants into his government. This will shoot the total number of appointees in the government to over 300, a number that is higher than the appointments both Duke and
By CrossRiverWatch admin Governor Ayade yesterday approved the appointment of another set of aides including 11 Special Advisers and 7 Special Assistants. Other appointments include Chairmen, Secretaries and members of Boards, Commissions, Departments, Agencies and Governing Councils of the state institutions. Former oil industry player and hospitality entrepreneur, Maurice Ekong has been appointed Special Adviser
By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade has approved the appointment of Mr. Udiba Effiong Udiba as Director-General of Bureau of Public Private Partnership (BPPP). According to a release signed by Christian Ita, Special Assistant on Media and Chief Press Secretary, Governor Ayade also approved the appointments of Mr. Joseph Adie as