Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, Tuesday swore in Alhaji Adamu Uba Musa, Dr. Janet Ekpenyong, and eleven others as new Commissioners for Intergovernmental Affairs and Health respectively, months after incumbents either resigned or were sacked.

Following this development, Alhaji Musa becomes the first non-indigene Muslim to be appointed a Commissioner in the State.

The Governor also used the occasion to announce a minor cabinet reshuffle in two Ministries which led to Eric Anderson becoming the new Commissioner for Information and Orientation.

The new commissioners filled positions made vacant by their former occupants who left either to vie for elective offices or resigned following the governor’s defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The swearing-in ceremony which took place at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Calabar had in attendance the Deputy Governor, Professor Evara Esu, the State Chief Judge, Honourable Justice Akon Ikpeme, Dr. Linda Ayade among other top government functionaries and guests.

Speaking, Governor Ayade urged the new Commissioners to work assiduously to ensure that his administration finished strong.

According to him, “your coming on board is not by accident; you have been carefully selected based on your integrity and competence to bring your wealth of experiences to bear on our administration.

“I, therefore, charge you to work assiduously to ensure that we finish strong as an administration. Your jobs are all cut out for you, I expect that you make our dear State proud”

Responding on behalf of the new Commissioners, Dr. Janet Ekpenyong who replaced APC’s National Woman Leader, Dr. Betta Edu, as Commissioner for Health, commended the governor for “finding us worthy to join you in the crystallization of Cross River state, changing and transforming our State for the betterment of all Cross Riverians.”

Dr. Ekpenyong, who was before her new position, the Director-General of Cross River Primary HealthCare, pledged that she and her colleagues would represent the governor well in their various ministries.

“We will work in line with your vision and plan for Cross River State,” the new Health Commissioner said.

The other newly sworn-in Commissioners and their portfolios are Mrs. Ekwele Agube (Sustainable Development), Prince Sunday Williams Awara( Social Housing), Hon. Wogor Umari( Homeland Security), Dr. Hippolytus Lukputa ( Water Resources), Patrick Ebam( Special Duties), Okama Inyang( Infrastructure).

The rest are, Janet Eyo Nsing( Climate Change), Hon. Goddy Eta( Finance), Hon.Arikpo Pius Edet ( Science and Technology), Ntufam Ekpenyong Effiom Iso(Culture and Tourism), Associate Professor Gertrude Njar( Women Affairs), Alhaji Adamu Uba Musa( Inter-Governmental Affairs).

Hon. Eric Anderson, the former Commissioner for Culture and Tourism was named the new Commissioner for Information while Oliver Orok, hitherto Commissioner for Sustainable Development now takes charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

https://crossriverwatch.com/2023/01/ayade-swears-in-first-non-indigene-muslim-as-commissioner-12-others-in-cross-river-shuffle-cabinet/amp/

Criminals playing 10 10 on the masses head.

Tomorrow he will boast of how he employed a non-indigene Muslim as commisoner as if it is an Achievement.

IamSalt:
Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, Tuesday swore in Alhaji Adamu Uba Musa, Dr. Janet Ekpenyong, and eleven others as new Commissioners for Intergovernmental Affairs and Health respectively, months after incumbents either resigned or were sacked.

Following this development, Alhaji Musa becomes the first non-indigene Muslim to be appointed a Commissioner in the State.

The Governor also used the occasion to announce a minor cabinet reshuffle in two Ministries which led to Eric Anderson becoming the new Commissioner for Information and Orientation.

The new commissioners filled positions made vacant by their former occupants who left either to vie for elective offices or resigned following the governor’s defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The swearing-in ceremony which took place at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Calabar had in attendance the Deputy Governor, Professor Evara Esu, the State Chief Judge, Honourable Justice Akon Ikpeme, Dr. Linda Ayade among other top government functionaries and guests.

Speaking, Governor Ayade urged the new Commissioners to work assiduously to ensure that his administration finished strong.

According to him, “your coming on board is not by accident; you have been carefully selected based on your integrity and competence to bring your wealth of experiences to bear on our administration.

“I, therefore, charge you to work assiduously to ensure that we finish strong as an administration. Your jobs are all cut out for you, I expect that you make our dear State proud”

Responding on behalf of the new Commissioners, Dr. Janet Ekpenyong who replaced APC’s National Woman Leader, Dr. Betta Edu, as Commissioner for Health, commended the governor for “finding us worthy to join you in the crystallization of Cross River state, changing and transforming our State for the betterment of all Cross Riverians.”

Dr. Ekpenyong, who was before her new position, the Director-General of Cross River Primary HealthCare, pledged that she and her colleagues would represent the governor well in their various ministries.

“We will work in line with your vision and plan for Cross River State,” the new Health Commissioner said.

The other newly sworn-in Commissioners and their portfolios are Mrs. Ekwele Agube (Sustainable Development), Prince Sunday Williams Awara( Social Housing), Hon. Wogor Umari( Homeland Security), Dr. Hippolytus Lukputa ( Water Resources), Patrick Ebam( Special Duties), Okama Inyang( Infrastructure).

The rest are, Janet Eyo Nsing( Climate Change), Hon. Goddy Eta( Finance), Hon.Arikpo Pius Edet ( Science and Technology), Ntufam Ekpenyong Effiom Iso(Culture and Tourism), Associate Professor Gertrude Njar( Women Affairs), Alhaji Adamu Uba Musa( Inter-Governmental Affairs).

Hon. Eric Anderson, the former Commissioner for Culture and Tourism was named the new Commissioner for Information while Oliver Orok, hitherto Commissioner for Sustainable Development now takes charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

https://crossriverwatch.com/2023/01/ayade-swears-in-first-non-indigene-muslim-as-commissioner-12-others-in-cross-river-shuffle-cabinet/amp/

History in the making

JoeNL22:

History in the making

It is people like you that they'll be deceiving.

This one has finally lost it. The people will deal with him in full measure.

History without the book of world records, is that one a history

JoeNL22:

History in the making

his one has finally lost it. The people will deal with him in full measure.[/quote]

Deal with him jus bcus him? Jus bcus he appoint a Muslim..

You must be an Igbo man

I kept wondering why people like Ben Ayade, despite his incompetence is still the governor, the reason is now very clear

They are putting their plans in motion

God Almighty please put an end to them!!!

funshint:
This one has finally lost it. The people will deal with him in full measure.

There's nothing wrong with that appointment if the man lives in Cross River State, does a legitimate business and pays taxes to the state government.

The problem of many core Northerners in the South is that they don't even live in a decent accomodation let alone paying taxes to the government.