PDP hails Ayade’s performance in office

T he Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State, has said it is delighted by the performance of Professor Ben Ayade as governor of the state. The leadership of the party, during a visit to the governor in Calabar, said the governor remained extremely popular with the people of the state on account of his sterling performance in office.

C/River to establish homeland security outfit

As part of its proactive approach to sustain the peace and security in the state, the Cross River State Government is to set up a homeland security outfit to complement the efforts of the existing security agencies in the state. Governor Ben Ayade disclosed this while receiving the French Consul-General, Laurent Polonceaux and his entourage on a courtesy visit at his private residence in Calabar.

CSOs slam foreign, local NGOs over C-River superhighway

A frontline pro-development group, Coalition of Civil Society and Media Executives for Policy Stability, COCMEP, has described as neo-colonialism and imperialistic, the ridiculous anti-people position being canvassed by an International Green Foundation, the Henrich Boll Stiftung, a foreign non-governmental organisation, NGO and its local collaborators against the 260 kilometre superhighway project being embarked upon by Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State. The coalition urged the Federal Ministry of Environment to disregard the position of Henrich Boll Stiftung and conclude the approval process of the Environmental Impact Assessment, EIA, for the project.