Full Video Of Gov. Ben Ayade Interview On Arise TV
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:
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Payment Of Salaries, Pensions, An Achievement – Gov. Ben Ayade
- by Admin
- May 17, 2023
By Damilola Olufemi, PUNCH Newspaper The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, on Tuesday, said payment of salaries and pensions is an achievement of any government, particularly his administration. He said this while responding to questions on Arise Television’s “The Morning Show”. He said while Cross River receives the least in terms of federal
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Response To Agba Jalingo’s Article On Cross River State Scandalous Debt Burden: What Would Sen. Prince Otu Do Differently? BY RICHARD DUKE
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- May 16, 2023
The article by my friend Agba Jalingo raises concerns about Cross River State’s increasing debt burden and questions the strategies that Sen. Bassey Otu, the incoming governor, plans to adopt to address this issue. Agba highlights key statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics and the Debt Management Office, indicating the growth of both external
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Cross River’s Scandalous Debt Burdens: What Will Prince Otu, Do Differently? BY AGBA JALINGO
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- May 14, 2023
According to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics NBS and the Debt Management Office DMO, Cross River’s external debt grew from $184.6 million in June 2021 to $279.71million (N129,640,000000. current official exchange rate), in December 2021. While our internal debt has also risen from N159 billion to N197.2 billion at the end of December
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May 29 Handover: Footprints, Loose Ends Of Departing South-South Governors
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- May 13, 2023
By Vanguard Newspaper Governors Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Emmanuel Udom (Akwa Ibom), and Ben Ayade (Cross River), as constitutionally prescribed, will hand over power to the governors-elect of their respective states on May 29 after eight years in office. Preparations are already in top gear in the states with the inauguration of transition
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Investigation: Like 2019, Cross River Government Awarded Over N600 Million Contracts To Dubious Companies In 2020
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- May 12, 2023
In 2019, the Cross River State Government awarded 40 contracts valued at over N6.9 billion to 31 companies. Of the 31, seven were illegally awarded contracts as they were not registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, a fundamental requirement of the Public Procurement Act. Another 7 benefiting companies lacked experience and expertise concerning the
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How Cross River’s N1.4 Billion Illegal Foreign Loan Cannot Be Accounted For … BY AGBA JALINGO
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- May 12, 2023
In 2019, despite being the only State out of the 36 states of the Federation that exceeded the borrowing ceiling due to a high debt burden, Cross River State Government went on to acquire loans including an unapproved foreign loan of N1.4 billion for what it tagged “AFD CRS National Program for Food Security”. The
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Cross River State Government Update List Of Transition And Other Committee Members
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- May 11, 2023
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Government has constituted eight committees ahead of the May 29 inauguration and handing-over ceremony to usher in Sen. Bassey Edet Otu. The committees according to a release by Mr. Christian Ita, media aide to the governor, those who may not be able of the service he or she