By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River first family, Governor Ben Ayade and wife, Dr. Linda Ayade dancing to the tune of reigning song, “Gbe Bodi e” on the night before their inauguration for a second term in office.
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent The newly sworn-in Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade seems to have finally realized the reality and cost implication of his “over six thousand appointees” in the State payroll during his first tenure, as he finally termed it “biting more than I can chew.” Governor Ayade made
The Information Ministry in the first administration of Governor Ben Ayade is one of the Ministries that I will say without mincing words that it fared and performed so badly. With Governor Ben Ayade being a showman, one would have expected that the information angle of his Government would have received a huge revamping and
In the four years of the mandate given to Benedict Bengioushuye Ayade as Governor of Cross River State, the word ‘industrialization’ was perhaps the most used by Mr. Ayade, his over 6, 000 aides and official correspondence from the Peregrino House. In his first communication with Cross Riverians as Governor which was his acceptance speech
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent CrossRiverWatch brings you exclusive audio of the Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade’s address to his former appointees before dissolution of the 2015-2019 Executive members of his cabinet today. In his address he said he’s set to take up the role of a “Project Manager”, supervising the completion
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has today officially dissolved the 2015-2019 Executive members of his cabinet, saying that he is set to take up the role of a “Project Manager”, supervising the completion of all projects ongoing in the State. Bearing his mind at the event today
By Philip Agba and Margaret John We The People, (a Civil Rights Organization that focuses on various forms of atrocities committed in the society and the prevention of these atrocities), has marked the National Day of Mourning 2019 in honor of victims of violent killings in Nigeria. The event took place on Tuesday in Calabar,
By Jonathan Ugbal Information made available to CrossRiverWatch from the Federal Ministry of Finance, shows that Cross River State has received the final tranche of the Paris Club refund since March 2019. The refunds are for the over deductions made over a period of seven years and Finance Minister, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, in a recent