By Aplefe Ojong The seventeenth Governor of Cross River State since its creation as South – Eastern State to it’s rechristening as Cross River State, Professor Senator Ben Ayade has been inaugurated in Calabar. Professor Senator Ayade formally took his oath of office /allegiance from 1.20pm and concluded by 1.24pm. Professor Senator Ben Ayade was
By Our Correspondent The forty percent slizing of statutory take home from States allocation, due to the global fall in oil prices, has severely strained the finances of several states across the country and must necessarily task the ingenuity of incoming governors to revamp their respective state finances. It is in line with this reality
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Cross River State governor elect, Senator Ben Ayade has appealed to lecturers of the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH, to do him a favor as their colleague and reopen the institution so that they can give him the opportunity to return to the negotiation table with them. Ayade who spoke
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Cross River State Governor Elect, Senator Ben Ayade has refuted reports in some sections of the media that he said his administration was negotiating a deal with Morgan Stanley to buy off the state debts in exchange for lumbering of the State forest reserves. In an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch, the
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Cross River State governor elect, Senator Ben Ayade has said that his administration will set up key strategic companies that will help to unleash the potential resources of the state and create employment for the teeming youths. One of the companies the governor elect said he is ready to set up
By Our Correspondent Governor-elect of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade, has appreciated Cross Riverians for voting enmasse for him, assuring them that he will devote himself to deliver greater prosperity, growth and development of the state. Ayade said this in his acceptance speech at the Peoples Democratic Party’s rally in Calabar in the presence
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has commended the people of the state for their peaceful conduct during the just concluded general elections. Imoke was also full of gratitude to the people for voting for the candidates of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in all the elections. In a
By Our Correspondent PDP governorship candidate in Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly election in Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has been declared governor elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Ayade defeated his APC opponent, Odey Ochicha and Labor Party Candidate, Fidelis Ugbo with a landslide victory after the final collation of