By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Convener, Cross River State Good Governance Coalition, Mr. Agba Jalingo, explains, in this interview with Mudiaga Affe of Punch Newspaper, why Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State is being tagged a land grabber, among other issues. You are one of those that have consistently accused the State Governor of land grabbing,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Central Senatorial candidate for the Young Progressives Party (YPP) during the just concluded 2019 general election, Mr. Anthony Bissong Attah has accused Leader of the House of Assembly, Honorable Peter Odinga of fueling Governor Ayade’s privatization desire. Comrade Bissong made this known recently in an article posted on
On the Monday 5th August 2019 the #RevolutionNow protest inspired by AAC Presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections and political activist, Omoyele Sowore was billed to hold officially in 21 States of the Federation, Nigeria. For the records, Cross River wasn’t one of the States. On that 5th of August some journalists in Cross
Benedict Bengioshuye Ayade, an illustrious son of Kakum in Ipong Ward of Obudu, an environmentalist, inventor (they say), Lawyer, Professor and business mogul as widely known was no doubt irresistible as a choice to take over from the silent and smooth achiever and Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke in 2015; especially for
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has accused the Cross River State Chairman of the African Action Congress (AAC) and Publisher of CrossRiverWatch, Agba Jalingo of blackmailing his Government for personal reasons. Speaking yesterday (Tuesday) while standing beside his Abia State counterpart, Okezie Ikpeazu, during the Calabar Green Carnival, an exercise
By Ushang Ewa Information reaching our newsroom suggests that Governor Ben Ayade had over the weekend succeeded in forcing Heads of Local Government Administration to sign five vouchers of N500,000 each totaling N2.5 million for ‘security cover.’ This is despite a public outcry generated by an earlier report by this Newspaper over the attempt by
By Jonathan Ugbal The claims made by Mr. Emmanuel Ulayi, a Special Assistant to Governor Ben Ayade on media that the Cross River State Government has not borrowed a dime since Mr. Ayade assumed office in May 29, 2015 may not be true as quick checks on the Debt Management Office shows otherwise. In a
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has appropriated over N14.5 billion for tourism related activities under the purview of the Special Adviser Governor’s Office, a study of the 2019 budget of Qabalistic Densification shows. A newly introduced African Festival of Arts and Culture (Africult) will cost the State N300 million while a motor