By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has explained the rationale behind expanding government pointing out that his bid to industrialize the state will be meaningless if the people were hungry. Mr. Ayade who said he has a total of 3,843 appointees pointed out that the statistics have
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan The maiden flight of Cross River State carrier, CaliAir may come sooner than expected with Equatorial Guinea the likely destination. Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade Wednesday in Calabar said the state will explore and strengthen its relationship with that country especially in areas of maritime and
By Ushang Ewa A lady, Mrs. Nora Grace Anyating has lost her two months pregnancy after a collapsed pillar in her residence knocked her unconscious following the demolition of her residence by bulldozers clearing the 137 kilometers Mfum – Obudu mountain resort dual carriage way. Mrs. Anyating is said to have been attempting to move
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan Members of the People’s Democratic Party in Calabar Municipal and Odukpani local government area have joined about seven other local government areas in the endorsement of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River ahead of the 2019 general elections. The people led by Mr. Oqua Itu on Thursday
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan Barely a week after Akamkpa and Biase local government areas endorsed Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River to seek reelection, three more local government areas in the southern senatorial district; Akpabuyo, Bakassi and Calabar South local government areas have thrown their weight behind Mr. Ayade. The endorsement
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan Cross River Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu has fueled speculations that Governor Ben Ayade may not pick him as running mate as he seeks reelection in the 2019 general elections. Esu said that Mr. Ayade had asked him to deputize for only one term and he is
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan The People’s Democratic Party in Akamkpa and Biase federal constituency of southern Cross River State have endorsed the second term bid of Governor Ben Ayade. This came hours just after the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Dr. Frankland Briyai had warned against campaigning
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan The Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party in Cross River State, Ntufam Inok Edim has said that members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Labor Party (LP) an non indigenes in Akamkpa and Biase local government areas of the state have endorsed Governor Ben Ayade second term bid. According to