By Elijah Ugani and Ikwen Atuaka The ongoing road projects in Obudu and neighboring local government areas will be delivered in six months time says the Senior Special Adviser to Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Public Affairs, Chief Tony Undiaundeye. Mr. Ayade had in November 2016 flagged off the dualisation of the Mfom
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan The Cross River State government has issued a two week ultimatum to contractors in its universal basic education scheme to deliver on their jobs or risk investigation and possible prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This was contained in a letter dated February 13, 2018 and signed
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has constituted an eight man development control task force led by Engineer Oxford Jonah Egbe to checkmate issues of illegal structures erected across the state. Mr. Ayade said that the taskforce will aid the government to ensure that the Greater Calabar
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The introduction of Ministerial Treasury Single Account in Cross River has eliminated idle bank account balances and plugged the traditional leakages, says the state’s finance commissioner, Mr. Asuquo Ekpenyong Jr. Ekpenyong, who stated this during an interactive session with newsmen in Calabar yesterday, said the treasury management system of all public sector
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade will begin a 2-day tour of project sites in the central and northern parts of Cross River State. An itinerary statement released by his Chief of Protocol, Mr. Asikpo Okon on Wednesday said that the Deputy Governor, federal and state lawmakers, members of
Abraham Lincoln defined democracy as the government of the people by the people and for the people. This model entails that before projects are initiated, they must pass through stakeholder engagement, identifying the true needs of the people. Governor Ben Ayade is a man with a clear vision, a man from a humble background with
By Jonathan Ugbal The non-dredging of the 87 kilometers Calabar Channel which has rendered the Calabar port nearly inaccessible is currently impacting negatively on business operations in no fewer than 23 states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory says the acting Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) Vincent Onome Akpotaire.
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has acquired a license from the federal government to generate 21 megawatt (MW) of electricity, the Governor, Ben Ayade said Tuesday in Calabar. “We have received a license to generate and sell electricity, and the certificate is in our pocket. Everything is from the