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Cross River Governor appoints 18 special assistants on religious matters

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4 years ago

2020/09/26

The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has announced the appointment of 18 new Special Assistants on religious matters.

The announcement was contained in a press release made available today, Friday, 28/09/2020, and signed by Mr. Christian Ita, Chief Press Secretary, and Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Governor.

The list obtained by NewsWireNGR and with reference number “GO/Press/012/Vol.I/219” contained the names of some popular priests and clergies in the state, with each aide superintending over a local government area.

With the latest announcement, more than 1,000 aides have been appointed by the governor in 2020

In a related development, the Governor has also reconstituted the Cross River State Pilgrimage Board.

In a letter seen by our correspondent and signed by Mr. Christian Ita, the Governor announced the appointment of 9 persons into the board, with their appointment starting immediately.