Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has declared his intentions to run for president in 2023, following a consultative visit to President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday. Ayade who had met President Buhari behind closed doors said he got a commitment from the president to go ahead and run if he has the qualities, but […]
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Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State on Thursday dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). He formally declared for the ruling party at the Cross River State Executive Council Chamber, Governor’s Office in Calabar after a two-hour meeting with seven APC governors led by the party’s interim chairman and […]
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The governor of Cross River state, Ben Ayade, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to lift the ban on domestic flights. According to the governor, lifting the ban is necessary as the economic loss being incurred is be too much for the country to bear. On May 6, the federal government imposed an additional four-week ban […]
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Cross River governor, Ben Ayade, has presented the largest budget by a single state in Nigeria’s history. The governor presented a budget of N1.3 trillion for the 2018 fiscal year to the state house of assembly. Presenting the proposed budget to the house on Thursday, Ayade said it was designed to add value to the […]
Continue ReadingThe government of Cross River state in collaboration with the Nigerian Police Force has commenced massive recruitment of personnel into its Homeland Security. The Cross River State Homeland Security was recently established after Governor Ben Ayade signed into law, a bill passed by the State House of Assembly for its establishment. As mentioned in a […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Ben Ayade of Cross River, has inaugurated the 2016 dry run to signify the commencement of the 2016 annual Calabar Carnival. Speaking after the inauguration on Sunday in Calabar, Ayade said that the celebration marked the 12th anniversary of the carnival. The governor, who disclosed that the theme of the 2016 carnival is `Climate […]
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