Tag: Ben Ayade

Defection: Umahi battles for survival, as Matawalle, Ayade’s fate hang in the balance

Aminu Imam

As the 2023 general elections draw nearer, this is certainly not the best of times for Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi and his Deputy, Dr. Eric Igwe. The duo were last Tuesday, sacked from their respective offices by a Federal High Court in Abuja, following their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), to the ruling All Progressive Congress, (APC). Their sack came about a year to the expiration of their second tenure in office. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who delivered the judgment, maintained that Umahi and Igwe, having defected to…

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Defections: Matawalle, Ayade’s future uncertain as court sacks Umahi, others

Aminu Imam

…“I remain Ebonyi governor”, Umahi insists Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, along with his Cross-River State counterpart, Ben Ayade, now face an uncertain future following the sack by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, of Engr. Dave Umahi, governor of Ebonyi State, the deputy governor, Dr. Kelechi Igwe and 17 members of the State’s House of Assembly for defecting to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Recall that both Matawalle and Ayade defected to the APC from the PDP in 2021, and subsequently faced court actions over their defections. The…

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“I won’t sign anti-Open Grazing Bill” – Gov. Ayade vows

Aminu Imam

…Says herdsmen are his brothers  Cross-River State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has vowed not to sign the Anti-Open Grazing Bill into law in the State. Recall that Southern governors recently agreed to ban open-grazing and had given a timeline for laws to be enacted to that effect. Some governors in the southern region had already signed the Bill into law, while those that are yet to do so have such Bills at different stages of legislation. According to reports, in a conference on Thursday, in his office in Calabar, Governor…

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Buhari presents APC flags to Ayade, Matawalle

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday received the Governors of Cross River and Zamfara States, Ben Ayade and Bello Matawalle, respectively, who recently left the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress, (APC), congratulating them for having the courage to leave their “constituencies”. The APC new entrants were accompanied to the event by the Chairman Caretaker Committee of the Party and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, Kebbi State governor, Atiku Bagudu, who is Chairman of Progressives Governors Forum, and Governor Muhammed Badaru Abubakar, of Jigawa State. According to a…

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“Why I joined APC” – Cross River Gov., Ben Ayade

Aminu Imam

Cross-River State governor, Ben Ayade, has explained that he defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), to the All Progressive Congress, (APC), in order to ‘help build Nigeria’. Ayade announced his defection yesterday after meeting with some APC governors in Calabar, the State capital. Citing the reason for his defection, the governor stated that he is committed to joining forces with President Muhammadu Buhari in building a country we can be proud of. “Having seen and known the president and his commitment to this country, his nationalistic disposition and all…

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