By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The inability of the resident population to patronise the projects conceived by the Cross River Government in the past led to the inability of the State to sustain them due to their low income generation value said the Governor, Senator Ben Ayade during a parley with journalists on Tuesday.
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has said that his administration’s decision to embark on the construction of fans Bakassi deep seaport, one of the signature projects of his administration was premised on the fact that it was the only viable alternative to reconstructing the State’s economy. Mr. Ayade
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has said the State has enjoyed political peace under him due to his style of politics. Ayade stated this on Wednesday during a media parley with journalists in the State where he queried why journalists were asking questions over allegations that should not
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State chapter of the Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has raised its voice against all forms of violence against women and the girl child. The association, in a statement signed by its chairman, Mrs. Umo Basi-Edet and made available to CrossRiverWatch said as the world marks the International
By Jonathan Ugbal The Chairman of the Cross River Local Government Service Commission, Dr Peter Adigeb has said that a bill for the appointment of Permanent Secretaries for Local Governments is now before the State House of Assembly. A permanent secretary is the most senior civil servant in the Nigerian civil service with only the
By Efa Sunday and Andy Mba The former Vice Chancellor of the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Professor Akin Oyebode has said that as Nigeria heads for the general polls in the first quarter of 2019, the future of democracy in the country is on the line. Oyebode stated this while delivering the keynote address at
This is the second of a five part treatise seeking to highlight the enormous potentials and impact of the ongoing revolution in Agriculture and Industrialization by the Benedict Ayade administration in Cross River State. In the first part, we were able to put in perspective the gains expected to accrue to the state in terms
By David Nsa An ex Chief Judge of Cross River State, Justice Dorathy Eyamba-Idem, the wife of the younger brother to Governor Ben Ayade, Mrs. Elizabeth Ayade were last week awarded by the alumni of the Edgerley Memorial Girls Secondary School for their contributions to the development of the institution and humanity. The awards presentation