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What Ayade Told Critics Of Bakassi Deep Seaport Project

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

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JUST IN: Secondus, Ihedioha, Imoke Hail Ayade’s Industrialisation Strides

By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Bigwigs of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by the national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus on Thursday hailed the industrialization strides of Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade. Secondus, accompanied by the party’s gubernatorial candidate in Imo State for the 2019 general elections, Honorable Emeka Ihedioha; former Cross River

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FG Approves N14bln For Odukpani – Biase Road As Fallen Truck Blocks Calabar Road

By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the sum of NGN14.014 billion for the rehabilitation of the Odukpani – Akpet central section of the Calabar – Ikom – Katsina-Ala highway in Cross River State. The total length of the distance to be rehabilitated is 73 kilometers and the project among others

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Our Leaders Must Project Cross River Issues Than What They Do Now – Rights Activist, Ben Usang

By Margaret John and Laura Ella A civil rights activist, Comrade Ben Usang has blamed the poor developmental indices in Cross River on the lack of insight of leaders to project the state’s issues on the national scale as well as corruption. Usang stated this Sunday in Calabar on a radio program monitored by CrossRiverWatch

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Dear Senator Liyel Imoke, All I Know Is That You Did Well BY MIKE UDAM

I have tried to be neutral on political issues in the state and face the business of teaching children to pass examinations without malpractice and to help my congregation love Jesus more by living above sin thus attracting the favor of the almighty, but as a social personality, I am tempted to share my thoughts

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Cross River And The Promise And Fail Governor BY UGBESHE ANDRE

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The good people of Cross River State have been unfortunate victims of the Governor Ben Ayade’s promise mill, fooled by the striking grandiosity of his projects and the deception in his eloquence. The governor has been flagrant in defending the practicality of his improbable dream projects, even going as far as saying

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JUST IN: One Dead, Seven Injured As Truck Falls In Yakurr

By Odey Ojeka At least one person has died while seven are seriously injured after a truck laden with plantain and sweet potato skid off the Idomi road in Yakurr local government area of central Cross River Friday morning. Motorists are currently using the Idomi bypass which links Ugep in Yakurr and Adim in Biase

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EXCLUSIVE: Why I Embarked On So Many Projects – Ayade

By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has said that his decision to embark on so many projects despite lean resources in his first term in office is because he does not want to leave any project incomplete or abandoned at the point of his exit from office. Governor

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