By Ikwen Atuaka in Obudu; As earlier reported by CrossRiverWatch, local government staff across the state are now receiving owed arrears with mixed reactions trailing the exercise in Obudu local government area. Findings by CrossRiverWatch revealed that governor Ayade’s position on screening before payment was actually effected with staff criticizing the process. Some staff who
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River state governor Benedict Ayade today fulfilled his promise earlier made to state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ during the media parley with the delivery of an 18 seater Toyota Hiace bus to the union. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Christian Ita
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Cross River State government has set out plans to ensure communities harboring its forest reserves will enjoy the full value of forest conservation as it will be utilized in a sustainable manner CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. The governor, Senator Benedict Ayade disclosed this while receiving the Chief Technical
By Our Correspondent Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade today declared war on criminals in the state with a pledge to strengthen and empower security agencies in the state. Ayade, who made the pledge while addressing officers and men of the state’s Quick Response Squad at its Emergency Response Center, assured that the
By Our Correspondent Over three thousand displaced people of Bakassi have called on the President Muhammed Buhari led Federal Government to take over the running of their temporary camp from Cross River state government as it did for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camps for Boko Haram victims in Borno and Adamawa states in North
By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has been given the go ahead by the State House of Assembly, to source for private partners that will fund the execution of his proposed signature projects. The mandate was given to the governor by a unanimous resolution of the
I was simply flummoxed when the news broke out yesterday that the Cross River State House of Assembly approved the request of the Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State for approval to appoint 35 Special Advisers! For goodness sake what is Governor Ben Ayade doing with 35 special advisers in a poverty stricken and
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Electricity many argue is a major driver of industrialisation and Cross River State governor Benedict Ayade might have had this in mind yesterday when he revealed the state has concluded plans to set up a hydro power plants that will generate about 90 megawatts (mw) of electricity. The governor