Ogoja, Cross River State – In a recent display of solidarity and commitment to regional development, former Governor Ben Ayade (CON), has sent a heartfelt goodwill message to the Northern Cross River Coalition (NORTHCO). The coalition, which stands as the apex and umbrella body for the socio-political groups representing the Northern Senatorial District’s five local…
By Our Reporter The Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA) has raised alarm over the improper handling of state-owned cocoa farms by Mr Oscar Ofuka, former Governor Ben Ayade’s Special Adviser on Cocoa Development. Rt. Hon. Davies Etta, member representing the Abi State Constituency, raised the matter in urgent public importance on Tuesday during…
By Our Reporter Based on investigations into deals and agreements under the immediate past Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade, the Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem, has disclosed that the State Assembly has vowed to stop and revoke deals on concessioned industries. This move and action…
A former Governor Ben Ayade’s aide, Comrade Afuo Joseph Ogbaji, and others have defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Cross River Northern Senatorial District. Ogbaji, also known as OGB, hails from Ugboro ward in Bekwarra Local Government Area of the State. He stated that APC…
Hon. Pius Edet Ankpo, Cross River State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, has debunked media reports credited to him alleging that the immediate past governor, Sen. Ben Ayade left an empty treasury and dilapidated infrastructure across the state. Hon. Ankpo dismissed the media reports while briefing journalists on Friday in Calabar, the state capital. CONVERSEER…
By Our Reporter Governor Bassey Otu felicitates with his predecessor, Senator (Prof) Ben Ayade on his 56th birthday celebrations. The Governor in a birthday message notes that the former Governor remains an innovative and transformational leader that was committed to the industrialisation of Cross River State and still has a lot to offer in terms…
By Our Reporter A Civil Society Organisation, CSO, Network Against Corruption and Trafficking Initiative, NACAT, has rejected the list of former governors the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC wishes to investigate. The group in a world press conference on Saturday, in Abuja, wondered why the anti-graft agency omitted former Governor Ben Ayade of Cross…
By Our Reporter Sen. Jarigbe Agom, senator representing Cross River Northern Senatorial District, has called a company allegedly owned by the family of former governor Ben Ayade to return funds queried by the Report of the Office of the State Auditor General. Jarigbe made the call on Sunday in an address to his constituents which…
By Frank Ulom Former Governor Ben Ayade’s administration left a system that needed the Ministry of Transportation in the new dispensation to start afresh, says Pastor Ekpeyong Cobham, Commissioner for Transportation. Cobham stated this Sunday during a stakeholder engagement held via Zoom by the Cross River Movement (TCRM) hosted by Iso Bassey. Speaking during the…
By Frank Ulom The senator representing Cross River State Northern Senatorial District in the National Assembly, NASS, Sen. Jarigbe Agom has alleged that former Governor Ben Ayade looted the state in his 8 years of ruling. Jarigbe who stated this in a social media post on Wednesday (24 Jan. 2024), added that the former governor…