By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Former Vice President and presidential aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, has hailed the performance of Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade. Atiku who also described Ayade as an epitome of good governance, stated this, Monday, at the state executive council chambers, Calabar when
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has announced an increment to the funding of Rovers football club of Calabar and Pelican Stars football club. The clubs monthly imprest has been increased from NGN3 million to NGN5 million and Mr. Ayade said he will donate new buses to both clubs
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has said that his decision to embark on so many projects despite lean resources in his first term in office is because he does not want to leave any project incomplete or abandoned at the point of his exit from office. Governor
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has disclosed how his administration is funding the several projects embarked on despite the lean resources accruing to the state. The Governor disclosed this on Tuesday in Calabar during an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch’s Agba Jalingo and Ukung Alawa in his office where
By CrossRiverWatch Admin One by one, visitors from foreign lands are pouring into town to see the quiet revolution that is unveiling in Cross River State. One by one, they have left the state, bearing tales of wonder, punctuated by accolades, hyphenated by amazement and crowned with garlands. Tales that tell the story of Ben
By CrossRiverWatch Admin When politicians are scared of going to the field to battle for victory, they start fabricating stories of who is supporting who. You hear them saying “his body language suggests he is supporting so so so and so person.” What is body language? How can a decision as important as leadership be
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The minority leader of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio has commended the development strides of Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade. Mr. Akpabio who said he was surprising at the fact Mr. Ayade has been paying salaries and embarking on projects despite the lean resources available made the commendation
By Ushang Ewa A new trend emerging in Calabar, the Cross River State capital is the relocation of signages bearing pro Ben Ayade messages to roads with bad spots within the metropolis. Ben Ayade is the Governor of Cross River State and signages bearing the message, “Ayade Is Working” have been visible within Calabar since