Venatius Ikem, Cross River State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Martin Orim, former Chief of Staff immediate past governor of CRS, Ben Ayade, are enmeshed in a war of bitter words, in what one political watcher has referred to as “the first shots for the political soul of 2027.” Ikem, in a…
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Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade’s Chief Of Staff, Martin Orim has confirmed lingering speculation that he will be seeking to run for an elective position as the build-up to next year’s general elections continue. Orim took to his verified Facebook page to confirm this speculation, stating clearly; “It Is Settled. I’m Officially In The…
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Ben Ayade, Cross River State governor, has splashed a whooping N20 million naira on indigenous musical talents, Okpo Records and Pius Ushie, better known as Real P. Ajaba. The money, a pledge the governor made to the artists, was handed over to them by Martin Orim, Chief of Staff to the CRS governor in a…
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The Cross River State Government has directed all former commissioners, Special Advisers, Special Assistants and other former appointees of the Cross River State Government, including chairmen and members of commissions, boards, agencies, governing councils and Local Governments Security Council chairmen, who were issued official vehicles, to return same to the office of the Chief of…
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Chief of Staff to Cross River State governor, Martin Orim, says nobody but God deserves credit for seeing Gov. Ben Ayade through the first four years of his administration of Cross River State and strongly believes that God will see the governor through his second term. Orim who expressed this view in Calabar, maintained further…
Martin Orim, Chief of Staff to CRS governor, Ben Ayade, penned this piece. Four years in the life of a state means a lot. Eight years means much more. By 2023, Professor Ben Ayade would have steered the ship of Cross River for eight eventful years. Those eight years would be Cross River’s finest…
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