By Jonathan Ugbal A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Apo and presided over by Justice B. Abubakar has adjourned a civil defamation suit filed by Mrs. Elizabeth Alami Ayade until September 21, 2023. Mrs. Ayade is the wife of Frank Ayade, the younger brother of a former Governor of Cross River
By Patrick Obia A former Governor of Cross River, Sen. Liyel Imoke has pronounced the Sen. representing the Cross River North – Sen. Jarigbe Agom as one of the strong leaders of his party – the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Imoke made the recognition in a pep speech given during the inauguration reception held in
By Patrick Obia and Wisdom Okon The newly inaugurated governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has said his administration “is the Government of Cross Riverians by Cross Riverians for all Cross Riverians and non-Cross Riverians in our land.” The successor of Sen. Ben Ayade remarked while presenting his inaugural speech. He further
By Patrick Obia and Wisdom Okon Sen. Ben Ayade, the immediate past governor of Cross River State has posited that the back-to-south agenda was divinely orchestrated. Sen. Ayade bared his mind while giving a valedictory speech at the handing over ceremony at EJ Esuene stadium Calabar, May 29th, 2023. He said, “We have shown that
Despite having two professors as Governor and deputy in Cross River State, Ben Ayade and Ivara Esu respectively, the education sector has not fared well. The administration has been under heavy criticism about the state of affairs in the past 8 years. The Construction and Fabrication Academy in Biase, the Polytechnic Ogoja, the British Canadian
By Richard Ndoma, Leadership Newspaper Cross River State governor Ben Ayade has embarked on a commissioning spree as he inaugurated four industries in one fell swoop. The industries are some of his legacy projects. They include the 24, 000 birds per day chicken processing factory known as Calachika which is the first of its kind
The 1999 Constitution allows State legislatures to make laws enabling former Governors and Deputy Governors to receive pensions. So, on April 18th, 2005, former Governor Donald Duke, assented to the Cross River State Gubernatorial Pension Law, to provide a pension to any person who has held office as a Governor or Deputy Governor in Cross
By CrossRiverWatch Admin This is the full video of Sen. Ben Ayade, Governor of Cross River State interview on Arise Television yesterday. He spoke on several issues. Watch: