By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, today, dismissed insinuations in some quarters that the present leadership at the center, led by President Muhammadu Buhari appears rather slow on critical national issues. Faulting claims of critics who said the President is yet to hit the ground running, Governor Ayade said the body
By Our Correspondent Mr. Paul Erokoro, SAN, Counsel to the governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has described as ridiculous, any attempt to suggest that the governor forged his age declaration. In a clarification yesterday by the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, he said, “The suggestion that the Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade forged his
By Archibong Jeremiah/Jonathan Ugbal/ Oto-Obong Edet The Speaker of the 8th Cross River State Assembly, CRSHA, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has said he is indebted to the immediate past governor of the state, Senator Liyel Imoke. He made the remark while speaking after his inauguration today in the Assembly. He went on to state that
By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has disclosed that work on the proposed Calabar Deep Seaport will commence in October 20015. Ayade revealed this yesterday, while on an assessment tour of the Creek Town Jetty and connecting routes that will serve as evacuation corridor for the deep seaport. Addressing journalists
By Glory Okon/Peter Offem Ubi/Ifere Paul in Abuja Good evening Leader. We are giving you this interview because you are leaving the Senate in a couple of days. We want to know how you are feeling after 12 years in the Red Chambers. As one who has seen it all in politics, we feel your
By Aplefe Ojong Cross Riverians and other Nigerians plying the Calabar – Ikom – Ogoja, and Ogoja – Obudu Ranch Resort roads can now heave a sigh of relief as the road is one of the priority projects of the new administration of Senator Ben Ayade. The new Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Text of inaugural speech of the the new governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade. “Fellow Cross Riverians with the greatest humility, I stand before you today to answer the call of history and, accept with an open heart and hands, the monumental challenge to provide leadership to one of Nigeria’s
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