The few words of an American motivational speaker, Frank Ocean, which says “Work hard in silence; let your success be your noise”, cannot be more appropriate as shown in the performances of governor Benedict Ayade of Cross River State, two years after taking over the mantle of leadership in the peoples’ paradise. Over the past
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River At 50 celebrations climaxed Saturday night with the conferment of awards on past Governors and Military administrators of the state including the Chairman, Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba. The incumbent Governor, Ben Ayade also renamed popular infrastructures after three past
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade last weekend signed the Hawker’s Rights Bill and seven others into law with a view to addressing “vital issues” in the state. This was part of the activities to mark 50 years of the state’s creation where he also commended past Governors and
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Friday swore in a new Permanent Secretary, Bibiana Okpo with a charge to “digitalize” the state. “Your primary and first assignment is to start the ICT and smart city backbones in Calabar, so you see, you have to be very digital and
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Been the text of Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade statewide broadcast on occasion of Cross River At 50 celebration on May 27, 2017. My dear people of Cross River State, it is with boundless joy that I address you this morning on the occasion of our Golden anniversary
By Ushang Ewa The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has accused Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade of frustrating residents through his introduction of a levy which has seen the downstream sector of the petroleum industry strike in protest of this. This was contained in a statement issued by the state publicity
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government Thursday planted 50 commemorative trees to celebrate 50 years of the state creation by the then military government on May 27, 1967. Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade who led the tree planting exercise expressed his feelings about the significance of tree planting and
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has met with traditional rulers and the state’s elders council as part of activities to commemorate the state at 50 years following its creation on May 27, 1967 by the then military head of state. Both meetings took place at the Peregrino Hall