By Jonathan Ugbal Former Governors Clement Ebri, Donald Duke and Liyel Imoke have remained tight lipped despite mounting calls on incumbent, Ben Ayade to conduct local government elections in Cross River State. The tenures of the elected officials in the third tier of government elapsed in December 2016 excluding that of Bakassi which stayed till
By Ushang Ewa Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has begun the retrieval of official vehicles in the custody of former aides. The aides have three days and six hours to do so according to a statement issued on Monday by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Martin Orim. Orim is the only appointee so
Hon. Victor Abang, popularly known as Mature, ran for the Boki/Ikom Federal Constituency seat in the recent general elections and lost to his opponent in PDP. He spoke to CrossRiverWatch recently on why he lost and what he has been doing outside politics. Excerpts: CRW: Your party, the APC lost everything in Cross River state
In the four years of the mandate given to Benedict Bengioushuye Ayade as Governor of Cross River State, the word ‘industrialization’ was perhaps the most used by Mr. Ayade, his over 6, 000 aides and official correspondence from the Peregrino House. In his first communication with Cross Riverians as Governor which was his acceptance speech
By Jonathan Ugbal In a bid to consolidate their spaces in the Cross River political terrain, some Cross Riverians have intensified lobbying efforts to be appointed by Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade as he begins his second term in office in less than 24 hours. This is despite Mr. Ayade’s stance to cut down
Now, let me make it clear that Ayade as Governor of Cross River State, has all it takes to arrest me and humiliate me and prosecute me and even put me in jail. I do not have any doubt about that in my mind. After all, he is Governor. Having said that, I also want
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River state will now be the only state in the South/South geo-political zone left without properly constituted LGAs after Bayelsa state announced that LG elections will be holding in the state July 27, 2019. After a brief stint by caretaker committees under former governor, Donald Duke, it has been a rarity
By Efa Sunday: Government House Correspondent The Special Assistant to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on Commercial Agriculture, Mr. Akuku Ugbani has denied claims that he resigned following a directive from the Governor to all aides to submit their handover notes by Friday, April 26, 2019. Ugbani had reacted to the directive with a