Ayade Assures Cross River South Of Producing Next Governor

"2023 is the turn of the South and that was the commitment I gave". 

"I will use every fiber in me to ensure that the next governor comes from the Southern Senatorial district".


High flying Prof. Ben Ayade, Executive Governor of Cross Rivers state has restated his commitment to ensuring that the Southern Senatorial District of the state produces the next governor in 2023.

Ayade, who was overwhelmingly re-elected as governor of the state for another four year term, made this know yesterday as he vowed to do everything within his powers, to actualise that commitment.

Prof. Ayade, an award winning governor stated this during a phone in programme on a private radio station in Calabar.

He insisted that for equity and fairness, it therefore dictates that the next governor of Cross River must come from the Southern axis of the state.

According to him, "2023 is the turn of the South and that was the commitment I gave".

"I will use every fiber in me to ensure that the next governor comes from the Southern Senatorial district", he said.

He said that, "having insisted on keeping fidelity with the political zoning arrangement in the state in the run up to his re-election, it is therefore, incumbent to ensure that the south takes its turn to produce the next governor in 2023".

“Fairness is fairness, equity is equity. I have preached equity, so it is my turn to do equity" the Governor stated.

He also used the interview to disclose his plans to ensure gender balance in his next cabinet.

The implication of this is that, there will be more women in his government, he said.