Ayade presents N276 Billion Budget of Conjugated Agglutination for 2022

Cross River State governor, Sir Ben Ayade Friday presented N276 billion as the 2022 Appropriation Bill to the state House of Assembly. Tagged: “Budget of Conjugated Agglutination”, Governor Ayade said N170 billion is for Capital Expenditure while N106billion represents the Recurrent Expenditure. Explaining the title of the budget, Ayade disclosed that It’s conjugated agglutination because […]

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Ayade mourns Ironbar

Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade has expressed sadness over the death of a member of the State House of Assembly, Hon. (Lady) Elizabeth Edem Ironbar. Hon. Ironbar representing Akpabuyo state constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly died Tuesday after a protracted illness. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser, […]

Ayade pushes for designation of Cross River as export corridor

Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade wants the state to be designated as an export corridor so as to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCTA). Citing the state’s long Atlantic coastline and the huge industrial value chain made possible by his administration, Ayade believes the state deserves to be so designated. […]

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Privatisation of industries: Ayade extends referendum by 2 months for larger participation

In a bid to ensure greater participation by Cross Riverians, the state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has extended by two months, the referendum which seeks to gauge the opinion of indigenes of the state on whether industries constructed by his administration should be privatized or not. Ayade gave the extension order on Thursday when the […]

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Ayade calls for Unity, Tolerance As Muslims Celebrate Eid-el-Maolud

Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has felicitated with Muslims on the occasion of the celebration of Eid-el-Maolud, advising that the Unity of purpose, virtues of Kindness, humility, and Peaceful Co-existence exemplified by the Holy Prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him)be emulated. Eid-el Maolud celebration is being observed annually by Muslims all over the […]

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Cross River faults industrial action by labour, says there are no pending issues

Cross River state government has faulted organised labour’s insistence on industrial action despite meeting their demands. The Deputy Governor of the state, Professor Ivara Esu who spoke at a scheduled meeting with labour leaders, which they failed to show up, decried their belligerant posture, wondering why they failed to keep to their part of the […]

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Cross River ramps up chicken processing at 24000 birds per day factory as ultramodern poultry begins evacuation of birds

Poultry production and protein intake in Cross River in particular and Nigeria in general recently received a major boost as the ultra-modern Cross River state Poultry Farm Limited began the evacuation of birds from the facility to the Cross River Chicken Processing factory. Situated at Odukpani, an outskirt of Calabar, the Poultry farm and the […]

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Ayade visits RMAFC, seeks better revenue allocation to Cross River

Following poor revenue allocation accruing to the state from the federal government, Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has visited the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation & Fiscal Commision, Abuja where he made a case for better revenue allocation to the state from the federation account.   Ayade, who addressed the Commission’s committee on Fiscal Efficiency […]

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Ayade mourns ex-MILAD Kefas

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has expressed shock and sadness over the death of Air Commodore Ibrahim Kefas (retired), a former Military Administrator of the state. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Christian Ita, Ayade described the late Kefas as a diligent soldier and a sound administrator, […]

AN ADDRESS PRESENTED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, SIR BEN AYADE, GOVERNOR OF CROSS RIVER STATE ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S 61st INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY HELD ON 1st OCTOBER, 2021, AT THE U.J. ESUENE STADIUM

– Your Excellency, the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ivara Ejemot Esu, – Member of the National Assembly here present, – The Hon. Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, – My Lord, the Hon. Chief Judge of Cross River State, Justice Akon Bassey Ikpeme – Hon. Members of the Cross River State […]

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