By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River state governor, Professor Ben Ayade has expressed optimism that with the completion of the Obudu-German hospital, the State is on the verge of becoming Nigeria’s medical tourism hub. Situated in Obudu Local Government Area of the State, a few kilometers from the iconic Obudu Cattle Ranch Mountain Resort, the world-class
By Mary Bassey The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade has sent eleven (11) names to the State House of Assembly for confirmation as commissioners. This was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Barr. Tina-Banku Agbor addressed to the Speaker of the Assembly noting that “the purpose
By Patrick Obia The Senator representing Cross River Northern senatorial district in the senate, Sen. Jarigbe Agom has congratulated his rival in the 2023 general elections and Governor of the State, Sen. Ben Ayade after emerging victorious on the Federal High Court judgment. The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had delivered judgment in favor
By Ogar Monday Ben Ayade, the Cross River State Governor has inaugurated members of the State’s Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission. At the inauguration held at the EXCO chambers of the Governor’s office, Ayade charged members of the committee to carry out their activities with due diligence, promising that he has no intentions to interfere with
By Mary Bassey Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has lifted the embargo placed on employment in the State Civil Service, and Local Government Service, announcing ‘limited recruitment.’ This is coming as some positions in the state civil service will be left vacant due to retirement and other sundry reasons. Also, the Governor has
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has signed the State’s Magistrate Jurisdiction Law 2022. The law which increases the jurisdiction of magistrate courts in the State on civil matters was signed on Thursday, 3 November 2022. Speaking at the event, the governor said with the law in place, the administration of
Immediate past Cross River Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke visited Ayade’s N8.5 Billion Vitaminized Rice Mill in Ogoja, along with his successor, three years ago. Governor Ayade took Imoke on a tour of the mill and while speaking to journalists, Imoke said: “With what I am seeing here, I believe that the quality of rice that
In May 2015, Ben Ayade, the Obudu born Professor, Senator representing Cross River North at the time, and governorship flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the 2015 general election in Cross River State, declared an end to the sufferings of Obudu people to the delight of an ecstatic crowd that gathered at