I was there when Odukpani and Calabar Municipal jointly agreed to give Calabar Municipal their last term. At the time, I was battling for my House of Assembly ticket. I have great respect for every political candidate running for federal house of representatives. However, we must all submit ourselves to simple agreements that ensures the
As our governor prepares for the visit of Mr. President and more Industries are hastily built and thousands are hastily employed, even if only on Radio, I recall our days in school, primary and secondary. Each time an Inspector of schools is expected, or a Commissioner or some senior official of the Ministry of Education,
By Ogar Monday Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has confirmed his intention to run for a second term in office in the 2019 general elections as well as hand over to a successor from the southern senatorial district in 2023. Mr. Ayade has been endorsed by different groups since February 2018 and in his
By Ogar Monday A group that identifies itself as “The Men of Our Times” has donated NGN1 million to an endowment fund set up in honor of Professor Kelvin Eta, the first indigenous Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar. The donation was made at a retreat organised by the group for past and present
By CrossRiverWatch Admin It is said that Cross River North has no people. Indeed that we have never had any. For the benefit of the younger and upcoming generation of politicians from the Northern part of Cross River State, I would like to introduce a man they may have known only as former Senate President
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Exactly 1,096 days today, the incumbent governor of Cross River state, Senator Benedict Bengioushuye Ayade, during his inauguration at the Calabar International Convention centre (CICC), Calabar, left nobody in doubt from the inception as to the direction his administration was going to take as he brilliantly articulated and marshaled out his development
By Elijah Ugani The Chairman of the Cross River State New Cities Development Board, Mr. KJ Jedy Agba has congratulated the state’s governor, Senator Ben Ayade on the occasion of his third year in office. Mr. Agba in a statement to CrossRiverWatch said Mr. Ayade has toiled day and night to ensure that the state’s
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade said in the last three years, he has focused on the people by taking government to them. Governor Ayade said this when he led a walk around the city of Calabar, the state capital in celebration of May 29th, Democracy Day. Doing