An NGO operating in Cross River State under the auspices of Ben Akak Foundation Saturday extolled the virtues of Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River State’s over the Governor’s industrialization initiative which has taken many unemployed youths from the streets.
President of the Foundation, Sir Ben Akak, made commendation in Calabar while reacting to insinuations from the Governor’s critics that the Governor is yet to record any stride from the period he came on board as Governor of the state.
Akak stressed that five years ago when the Governor conceived of daring to pilot the affairs of the state himself and critics of Ayade felt Ayade was stepping his feet into a pair of shoes that were bigger than his legs.
He said that unknown to them that Ayade had the requisite capacity to steer the ship of the state to the other bank of the river.
The foundation’s helmsman stressed, “With the kind of factories he had put on ground, to me Ayade is among the sons and daughters of the state…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
