By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has tasked the Nigerian Army command in the state to ensure the number of incidences of insecurity in the state reduces to zero. Mr. Ayade gave the charge Wednesday when he hosted the new Commander of the13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has said that given the record performance of his administration despite the lean financial resources accruing to the state, his government is not scared of the 2019 general elections as all the state asks for is a free and fair election. Mr. Ayade
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Recently, the Federal Government in Nigeria released the second tranche of the Paris Club Refund to the 36 states of the federation. The states received varying sums ranging from as high as Ten Billion Naira for some states like Rivers, Kano, Akwa Ibom, Lagos and Bayelsa to as low as a little
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has appealed to the Federal Government to partner the state in the construction of the second Ikom bridge. Mr. Ayade made the plea, Friday when he hosted the Senate committee on works led by the vice chairman of the committee, Senator Clifford Ordia
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has hailed Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan for ceding power after losing out on the March 18, 2015 presidential elections to Muhammadu Buhari. Mr. Ayade stated this yesterday while addressing journalists at the Margaret Ekpo international airport in Calabar, the Cross River State
By Ushang Ewa Former Cross River Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has chided his incumbent, Senator Ben Ayade over his (non) performance. Imoke told an audience of teeming youths during the 7th edition of ‘The Bridge Leadership Foundation’ that people use to describe him as “The sleeping Governor,” when he was in office but that he
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The victims of the April 20, 2017 Calabar viewing center tragedy which saw 8 lives lost and several others receive various degrees of injuries are yet to receive full compensation despite much publicized help given by concerned personalities and corporate bodies. This is even as the death toll has risen to 9
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has bagged the 2016 Tell Magazine Governor of the year award for his “Leadership style (which) has shown that with the right kind of leaders, Nigeria can indeed be a great country we all dream of,” said the President of the magazine, Mr.