Ndoma-Egba said he never granted any press interview to react to Ayade’s defection other than the statement he personally signed to congratulate and welcome the governor to the party.
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Vanguard gathered that the building popularly known as the PDP Secretariat was condoned off by heavily armed security operatives while the workers continued their painting of the building.
Bassey told the News Agency of Nigeria in a telephone interview on Thursday in Calabar that the governor’s move has crippled the Peoples Democratic Party in the state.
“We arrested 50 illegally armed herdsmen and realised that some of them are into cattle rustling and kidnapping,’’ Commandant-General of the NSCDC, Dr Ahmed Audi, said on Wednesday in Abuja
A cross section of those interviewed by the News Agency of Nigeria across the zone, said life pension for former governors and their deputies was an aberration that must be condemned.
Addressing newsmen in Abuja, the group led by James Ikem alleged that Governor Ben is making move to arm-twist the leadership of the Senate to ignore the recent judgment of the Supreme court which recognised Hon. Jarigbe as the PDP candidate for the December 5th by election for Cross Rivers North.
The two communities have been at each other’s jugular over control of a piece of land for the past 30 years, leading to loss of lives and property at both ends.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Justice Ikpeme was sworn in on Monday as the substantive CJ of Cross River State 10 months after she was rejected by the State House of Assembly.
The swearing-in which took place in Calabar, followed the confirmation of the nomination of Ikpeme by the Cross River House of Assembly on Thursday, Jan. 28.
The government also destroyed a brothel for allegedly housing underage persons for prostitution.
Enuma Peter, NYSC’s Assistant Director, Press and Public Relations unit, stated this in his reaction to alleged reports that 13 corps members currently in the orientation camp in Calabar, tested positive.
Speaking after the exercise, Henry Okokon, the Security Adviser, South, to Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday that most recorded kidnap cases in Calabar were planned and coordinated from the hotel.
The team also demolished a brothel close to the popular Flour Mill junction in Calabar for allegedly harbouring criminals and consumers of illicit drugs.
The workers were reacting to the statement made by the state Head of Service, Geralldine Akpet, that the state would soon introduce new dress code for civil servants in the state.
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.
The magistrates assembled at the governor’s office from the 18 local government areas of the state.
Dr Bassey, who is the Chairman, House Committee on Health, attributed the feat to the doggedness of Dr Janet Ekpenyong, Director-General of the Cross River Primary Healthcare Agency.
The budget has N192.5 billion representing 67 per cent earmarked for recurrent expenditure, while the sum of N88.196 billion representing 33 per cent was for capital spending.
In a statement issued in Calabar on Monday, the command noted that it had been earlier reported erroneously that 19 suspects escaped from cells in some social media platforms.
Commissioner for Youth and Skills Acquisition, Omang Idiege, disclosed this on Thursday after an assessment tour of the orientation camp to ascertain the current state of the camp.