By Patrick Obia Hours to Governor Ayade handing over and inauguration of Governor-elect of Cross River, Sen. Bassey Otu, Governor Ben Ayade is set to embark on a commissioning spree of projects before May 29th, 2023. According to the schedule of events leading to the inauguration made available by the Commissioner For Information and Orientation
By Jonathan Ugbal Governor Ben Ayade returned to Calabar, the Cross River State capital after days in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory aboard a Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft operated by the Nigerian Air Force six days after departing the city. He was received by his deputy, Professor Ivara Esu, Chief of Staff, Martins Orim and
When Sen. Ben Ayade was sworn in on May 29, 2015, he left no one in doubt that he is a man of great intellect and unique ideas and it goes without saying that his Governance styles would be quite apart from the usual. Sen. Ayade showed immediately that if his predecessors had bold ideas,
By David Nsa The Executive Director of Rainforest Resources and Development Center (RRDC) Mr. Odey Oyama has responded to accusations of blackmailing the Cross River State Government Superhighway for a living. The report of the State Government labelling Oyama as a conman was published on Daily Post and Swift Reporters. Mr. Odey in his eight
His overly ambitious “super highway” is superfluous, anti-people, a misplaced priority and a fraudulent adventure. It is a deliberate ploy to enrich himself and his cohorts at the State Assembly where all 25 seats are occupied by the PDP. Cross River State sits precariously on the periphery of safety under incumbent Governor Ben Ayade. Ayade’s
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has described the Cross River State Rice City project constructed by Governor Ben Ayade as the best ingredient for President Mohammadu Buhari’s rice revolution. Governor Ikpeazu while inspecting the automated facilities at the Rice City currently undergoing a test run, during his courtesy
By Our Correspondent Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido has assured the government and people of Cross River State that the Federal Government will assist with the funding of the 275km superhighway and Bakassi Deep Seaport if elected as President of Nigeria next year. Lamido stated this during a courtesy call on Governor Ben
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Ashdene group, a conglomerate will finance 99 percent of several multi billion Naira projects in Cross River State. The Director General of the State’s Investment Promotion Bureau, Architect John Etim Bassey stated this Thursday in Calabar when the group came for the formal declaration of intention to proceed