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FGN orders ₦3b rice seedlings from Cross River

Cross River workers protest as Gov. Ayade pays May salary

  • New minimum wage not reflected

Workers in Cross River have protested the payment of May salary on the first day of the month by Gov. Ben Ayade.

Ayade has consistently paid the May salary on the first day of the month in the last three years of his tenure.

But speaking to journalists, the state chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Clarkson Otu, said workers and the leadership of labour were unhappy over the early payment of salary.

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Atiku leading by wide margin in Cross River

Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has won Obudu, the home local government area of Cross River State governor, Prof Ben Ayade.

Atiku scored 30, 562 to beat Jubril Al-Sudani(Muhammadu Buhari) of the All Progressives Congress, who came second with 4, 794.

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