Cross River State governor, sir Ben Ayade, weekend, extolled the virtues of the late Ada Bekwarra, Chief Linus Okom, describing him as a great man and one of the greatest voices of Ogoja who left as his legacy an enduring attribute of forthrightness. In his last and final goodbye to Ada Bekwarra, who was famously […]
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Jan 30 2021 | Posted in
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Cross River state governor, Sir Ben Ayade has lamented the death of Sir Arthur Okorie Okowa, the father of his Delta state counterpart, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, describing his demise as a sad loss that has created a void that will be difficult to fill. Ayade in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media […]
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Jan 29 2021 | Posted in
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Cross River state governor, Professor Ben Ayade has congratulated Major-General Attahiru Ibrahim on his new appointment as Chief of Army Staff, saying President Muhammadu Buhari would not have made a better choice. A statement signed by his Special on Media and Publicity, Mr. Christian Ita, quoted the governor as describing General Attahiru’s appointment as fitting, […]
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Jan 27 2021 | Posted in
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The problem of arms proliferation, militancy and youth restiveness dominated discourse Monday at the flag off of Ecowas-European Union Arms destruction exercise in Calabar. Cross River state governor, Professor Ben Ayade, representives of Ecowas- EU and service commanders in the state took part in the destruction exercis. A total of 260 arms and 5510 ammunition […]
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Jan 25 2021 | Posted in
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Cross River State governor, Sir Ben Ayade, has described the death of Ada Bekwarra, Chief Linus Emonshe Okom (OON, JP) as a monumental loss to the Bekwarra nation, the Northern Senatorial District, as well as the entire state. The governor said the late elder statesman was a father to all. In a statement by his Special […]
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Jan 10 2021 | Posted in
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In order to make up for a lost year, the Cross River State Government is commencing early preparations for the 2021 Carnival Calabar. Recall that the carnival did not hold in 2020 following a directive by the Federal Government against large crowd events in the country owing to the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic. To […]
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Jan 10 2021 | Posted in
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Cross River State has emerged top on the ranking of states having achieved 100% in the 2020 Additional Finance Annual Performance Assessment (APA) carried out in November 2020. This achievement was earned after a detailed annual performance assessment of all 36 Nigerian states under the State’s Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) programme. SFTAS is […]
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Jan 7 2021 | Posted in
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