Views: Visits 6 Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River. …Alleges he offered House of Assembly members 30 million, SUV to join APC …PDP has the right to cry over spilt milk, Says Ayade’s aide By Ike Uchechukwu The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River have called on the state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade to declare the almost 19 billion naira recently paid to the state by the Federal government as refund for road maintenance. They further disclosed that the said maintenance the money was refunded to the tune of about 19 billion naira was undertaken by the PDP administrations of Mr Donald Duke and Liyel Imoke.
• C’River Police Command warns against violence It was long in coming, but the dust of Governor Benedict Ayade’s cross over to All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that gifted him the platform for his two terms in office, has continued to swirl. From day one, it was obvious that the Cross River State governor was not in PDP to stay, only that the day of his expected move to APC was uncertain. Senator Ayade’s romance with President Muhammadu Buhari was very strong, especially when the former Chief of Staff, late Abba Kiari, was alive.
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The Cross River State Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), Cyprian Offordu, has confirmed that 12 persons died in two fatal motor accidents that occurred in the state.
Briefing newsmen at the Ernest Etim Bassey Press Centre in Calabar, Cross River State on Monday, the Commander regretted the accidents and blamed it on drivers’ recklessness.
He said, “The rate of accidents which we thought we have handled during the ember period just from nowhere started reoccurring. Last Thursday, we had two fatal accidents that claimed 12 lives. To us, it’s not acceptable, I am not happy with what is happening despite all the efforts we have put in place.
Mobile Court convicts 33 persons for violating COVID-19 protocols in Abuja
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Mobile Court, on Monday, convicted 33 persons who were arrested and arraigned for not wearing facemasks in public places within the city centre.
NAN reports that some of the violators who were convicted after pleading guilty were fined N2,000 each with an option of engaging in supervised community service.
The presiding Magistrate, Idayat Akanni, after counselling the convicts on the need to follow the Coronavirus protocols, noted that those who pleaded not guilty would be remanded in a correctional facility.
She also granted bail to those who pleaded not guilty if they can meet the bail bond of N10,000 each.