By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Professor Eyo Etim Nyong, a governorship aspirant of the APC in Cross River State has revealed why he wants to become Governor Ben Ayade’s successor come 2023. Speaking while paying homage to the state executive in Calabar, Prof. Nyong noted that his vision and...
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PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has concluded arrangements to reshuffle his cabinet to enable the administration finish strong . Governor Ayade, however, gave Thursday, March 5 ultimatum to appointees seeking political positions to tender their resignation. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has felicitated with Muslims faithful on the occasion of Eid El Fitri celebration. The governor congratulated the Muslim’s community for fasting successfully through the 30 days Ramadan period and urged them to imbibe on the teachings of the Prophet...
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has called for international partnerships to tackle the rising levels of insecurity in Nigeria, maintaining that the situation is beyond President Muhammadu Buhari. The governor said this on Thursday, explaining that insecurity is not peculiar to the country. “It is because people...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Commissioner for Rural Development, Hon. Edem Effiom has begun the grading of another 10 kilometers of rural roads in communities in Bakassi Local Government Area of the state. The exercise follows previous grading of a 6.3kilometres of roads in the hinterlands...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has urged Christians to imbibe the virtues of Jesus Christ and adopt them as a template for everyday living. In an Easter message signed by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Christian Ita, the governor stressed that Christ’s...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Chief Chris Agara, a close associate of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has finally joined the governorship race for next year general election. Chief Agara, a chieftain of APC and oil magnet, disclosed this at the APC secretariat when he indicated his interest...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – One of the governorship aspirants of the All Progressive Congress ( APC), in Cross River State, Senator John Enoh has promised to run an open, transparent, inclusive and accountable administration if given the party’s governorship ticket and elected. Senator Owan also pledged to encourage existing...
— As PDP insists is a stolen mandate, head for appeal PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Cross River State has expressed excitement and congratulated the State Governor, Ben Ayade over his victory at the Federal High Court. The party in a statement by the...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Ahead of today’s judgement by a Federal High Court in Abuja over his defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has expressed his belief in the Nigerian judiciary. NATIONAL ACCORD had reported that...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State, Mr. Bobby Ekpeyong, has said previous democratic administrations in Cross River incurred huge public debts despite selling public assets. Ekpenyong, who is also the Special Adviser to the Cross River State Governor on...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, will on Friday, deliver judgment in a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River. The PDP, through its counsel Emmanuel Ukala, SAN, had filed the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021 before Justice Taiwo Taiwo to seek for an...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to the judgement of The Federal High Court Abuja, which sacked about 20 lawmakers on Monday who defected with Governor Ben Ayade from PDP to APC. This is according to a statement...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The impending judgement of the Federal High Court Abuja over the defection of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State and his deputy has sent fear and apprehensions to political office holders and the All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in the state. The fear...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A constitutional lawyer, Joseph Oloko has said that socketing to the centre is not a legal reason for defecting from one political party to another. Oloko disclosed this in an interview with Journalists while reacting to the recent court order sacking Governor David Umahi of...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Chairman of Akpabuyo Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State, Mr. Emmanuel Bassey, has expressed optimism that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would emerge victorious in the Akpabuyo State Constituency byelection.. Mr. Bassey have the assurance shortly after casting his vote...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar The Cross River State Government has described as false an allegations by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that it is planning to use the military to disrupt the state byelections. Reacting to the allegation in a statement on Thursday in Calabar, The Deputy Chief Press Secretary...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has urged the youth in the state not to be intimidated by the circumstances of their birth. Speaking at the U.J.Esuene Stadium over the weekend during a Youth Summit organised by APC Youth in the state, Governor Ayade also...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Ahead of the February 26th by-elections in Cross River State, a socio- political group known as the All Progressives Congress (APC) lobby group made of young professionals in the Governor Ben Ayade led administration has vowed to mobilized over 30,000 youth across the 196 political...
Organised labour in Cross River has threatened to down tool again if the memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the state government is not implemented. The body, which comprises the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Joint Service Negotiating Council (JSNC), issued the threat when...