By Our Correspondent The University of Calabar Senior Staff Association has conferred on an oil magnate, business man and politician, Prince Goddy, Jedy Agba, a Lifetime Membership Award for distinguishing himself in his chosen career and his contributions to the Church and humanitarian services. The award which was presented to the recipient by the Vice
By Aplefe Ojong The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has ordered that investigation should be immediately carried out, and possible prosecution of the Chairman and members of the State Forestry Commission Board as well as the Anti-deforestation Taskforce. A press release made available to CrossRiverWatch and signed by the Secretary to the
If I were to generate what we refer to as impact assessment in process evaluation on the effect of Governor Ben Ayade’s actions and inaction’s in government house barely 96 hours, or 40 work hours, to be objective and without biase, I would definitely grade him excellent. If I had graded him earlier before he
By CrossRiverWatch admin Cross River born lawyer, civil rights campaigner, and politician, Barrister Obono Obla has commended the governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade for having the courage to discipline civil servants who came late on his first day of resumption of work as governor of the state. Barrister Obla, a long time
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has ordered that the one month backlog of salary owed civil servants for the month of May be paid on or before Tuesday, June 9th, 2015. It will be recalled that the Imoke administration owed civil servants for upward of five months but the former
By Our Correspondent In a bid to boost its manpower needs required for the construction of new cities in the three senatorial districts, the Cross River State Government is sponsoring 60 of its citizens for specialized training at the Construction and Fabrication Academy, otherwise known as Builders School in Abu-Dhabi. Disclosing this in a statement
As the 7th Assembly winds up, an enigma wraps up an endearing three-term sojourn in the Senate of the National Assembly. This, indeed, is a time of reckoning and stock taking. For me, my Senator with whom l share the Nkpanjen and Ekpache ancestry as well as a common profession, did well in the 12
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has called on the business community in the country to take full advantage of the economic revolution that is about to sweep the entire landscape of the state and key into the signature projects earmarked by his administration. Ayade made the call during the investiture