By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent As Christians across the country celebrate the death and resurrection of the Saviour, Jesus Christ, Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has called on all faithful to imbibe the virtues of peace, love, sacrifice and forgiveness which he said represent the core values of Easter. Ayade who made
It is no longer news that Cross River State paraded the highest number of political appointees between 2015-2019 under the administration of Governor Ben Ayade. Available records states that Ayade had over 6, 000 appointees who were drawing regular salaries from the State Government coffers even without offices, designations and job schedules. The Governor came
By David Nsa The Cross River State Chairman of Christian Association Of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Joseph Ukpo has called on Christian faithfuls to celebrate the Easter period with joy and reflection. Bishop Ukpo made this known on Thursday in an interview were he intimated Christians to remain steadfast in the faith. He said, “Jesus was
By David Nsa The Cross River State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Asuquo Ekpeyong has refuted claims by critics of Governor Ayade’s administration, stating that the State Government under the current administration has not borrowed to service recurrent expenditure such as Salaries. The Finance Commissioner made the statement while speaking as a guest on a Sunday
Just like the popular axiom, when the cat is away, the rats play, such is the case of work at Governor’s office today Monday April 15th 2019. His Excellency, the Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade travelled out of the State on Thursday 11th of April with a long line of escort vehicles,
By Ilam Patricia There was a little bit of drama at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Monday. Aliyu Umar, Lead Counsel of federal government in the trial of Walter Onnoghen, suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), argued with Zainab Duke, a lawyer on his team, in the full glare of the tribunal. The
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has expressed satisfaction over the level and quality of work done at the ongoing Calabar – Odukpani road dualization. The Governor made this known while inspecting the site of the ongoing project, praising the capacity and quality put in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Director General of Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu has with immediate effect suspended some of her staff for allege misconduct. The disclosure was made by an aide to the Director General of the Agency, Prince Charles. According to him, “It was late Friday evening when a