By Jonathan Ugbal A christian leader in Cross River, Pastor Gabriel Joseph has distanced himself from a group seeking to stop the reelection of the state governor, Senator Ben Ayade. Pastor Joseph who is the General Overseer of the Blessed-Hope Gospel Ministries International in a statement titled; ‘Re: You Don’t Deserve A Second Term –
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade has described as shocking and devastating the sad news of the death of Honorable Stephen Ukpukpen, the lawmaker representing Obudu State Constituency in the House of Assembly. Governor Ayade, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita said the
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has called on Cross Riverians and Nigerians at large to reflect on the life of Jesus Christ who sacrificed all to redeem mankind. According to Mr. Ayade, selfless service and sacrifice to the fatherland are the required ingredients to ensure Nigeria
By CrossRiverWatch Admin On the 17th of January, 2017, the governor of Cross River State, Prof. Benedict Ayade, made what not a few Cross Riverians viewed as a shocking and bold statement. In that statement, governor Ayade, through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita, damning every seemingly economic unevenness, courageously said that businesses earning
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Only a few weeks ago the Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade presented what was considered unprecedented in the history of budget making with a whooping N1.3trillion to the State House of Assembly. The size of the budget no doubt triggered a healthy debate across a broad spectrum of the society.
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has suspended the collection of its carbon emission levy following complaints by residents. The levy is included in the state’s carbon emission law of 2016 and has been a subject of controversy. But, a statement signed by the Spokesman to Governor Ben Ayade, Mr. Christian Ita says
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Contrary to reports that Cross River is yet to attract a Kobo in capital investment, the Spokesperson to the Governor, Mr. Christian Ita says the drive of his boss, Senator Ben Ayade to industrialize the state by attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is already yielding results. Ita also replied
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has dissociated himself from a group known as ‘PDP Ayade Team’ which has been canvassing and soliciting for membership. This was contained in a statement signed by his Spokesman, Mr. Christian It’s on Friday which described the group as “Phony” and its originators; “Fraudsters.” “Our attention