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
By Our Correspondent In what appears to be a frantic attempt by Aero Contractors to quell undying questions about the whereabouts of an aircraft the Cross River state government purchased from Rivers State since 2013, the management of the company has released a statement assuring Cross Riverians that the aircraft is undergoing repair work in
By Our Correspondent Contrary to expectations that the governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade, will be constrained by paucity of funds and the debt burden of the state, to reduce the number of political appointee, the governor has promised to rather increase the number as a means of creating employment, which is a
By Our Correspondent Immediate past governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, was yesterday given a hero’s welcome back home at his Itigidi, Abi Local Government Area, country home after eight years of service as governor. Led in a procession-like walk from his residence to Community Secondary School, Itigidi, venue of the reception and
By Aplefe Ojong Members of the CrossRiverWatch Team have been commended for their patriotism and dedication to coverage/reportage and promotion of the rich culture of Cross River State, and the blanket reporting of all news worthy events in the state. The Managing Director, Mountain Cinema, Nigeria, Mr. Francis Ibeb Akpeke, who gave the commendation in
By Aplefe Ojong The seventeenth Governor of Cross River State since its creation as South – Eastern State to it’s rechristening as Cross River State, Professor Senator Ben Ayade has been inaugurated in Calabar. Professor Senator Ayade formally took his oath of office /allegiance from 1.20pm and concluded by 1.24pm. Professor Senator Ben Ayade was
By CrossRiverWatch admin “Fellow Cross Riverians, friends and well-wishers, it is a great privilege to be here with you today, 8 years after I was given the mantle of leadership of our dear state. When I assumed office, I set out to re-engineer governance in our state to bring tangible economic development to the rural