Gov. Otu, Senator Ayade Feud Deepens As State Assembly Recovers Missing State Property From Last Administration
Gov. Otu, Senator Ayade Feud Deepens As State Meeting Recovers Lacking State Property From Final Administration
Palpable concern now grip loyalists of former Governor of Cross River State Senator Ben Ayade because the frosty relationship between the ex – governor and his successor Prince Bassy Otu deepend within the state .
Supply alleged that the embattled deputy governor of the state Hon
Peter Odey who was nominated by the ex governor for the plum job often is the first casualty because the face off between the governor and his predecessor in workplace escalates .
Supply alleged that the sins of the ex governor could also be visited on the embattled deputy governor ,because the governor allegedly sidelined him in most resolution making particularly in latest appointments even from his personal native authorities space.
The embattled governor was stated to have alerted his perceived godfather and ex governor Ayade over the refined transfer by the state authorities to witch-hunt these perceived to be loyal to Ayade.
The alleged man hunt for key loyalists to ex governor Ayade was stated to have added a brand new twist within the perceived muscle flexing between Ayade and governor Otu.
Already some politicians who served within the final Ayades administration are stated to have gone beneath because the state authorities allegedly initiated excessive degree transfer to get better all stolen authorities properties beneath Ayade authorities. The transfer was stated to have thrown the Ayades camp within the state into panic .
Already the State Meeting is alleged to be main restoration transfer because the state lawmakers beam their search on previous politicians that served beneath ex -governor Ayade .
In the meantime the tenth Cross River State Home of Meeting, led by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem has recovered some state-owned development gear following an investigation into the misappropriation of 34 State-owned heavy-duty development gear by sure authorities officers through the administration of former governor Ayade.
Recall that on Thursday 22 February, 2024, the Home of Meeting unanimously reaffirmed their dedication to the restoration of the development gear and demanded that the perpetrators of this fraudulent scheme face justice. Sequel to the Meeting’s investigative decision, a few of the development gear recovered and brought into the State’s custody consists of 1 1050k Dozzer, 1 payloader, 1 Grader, 1 850J Dozer, 1 Backo, and a couple of Excavators.
Acknowledging the arrival of the state-owned heavy-duty gear in Calabar, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem clarified that whereas 23 heavy-duty vans and gear stay on the location to be transported again to Calabar, 7 of the gear have been efficiently recovered to Calabar. He stated that the gradual motion to Calabar was attributable to an absence of high-powered transportation vessels. The restoration train, he vowed, will proceed into the subsequent week.
Ayambem reaffirmed the Home of Meeting’s steadfast dedication to recovering all the 30 stolen items of apparatus and ensuring that the folks, who represent each democracy’s biggest asset, are receiving their dividends from the federal government. He continued by saying that the Cross River State Authorities will save greater than 50 billion naira by recovering the heavy-duty gear, which was initially used for leases and the acquisition of latest equipment.
The speaker additionally emphasised that to fulfil the folks’s first mantra, the tenth Meeting will preserve backing the federal government led by Governor Otu to return Cross River to a mannequin state.