The Governor of the Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has revealed that the state was not a beneficiary of the 13% derivation from the federal government.
Ayade spoke when he received some members of coalition of support groups in Calabar, where he made it known that he inherited a lot challenges.
He said: “I inherited so many challenges and I had to stretch my intelligence to accommodate youths. There is oil in Bakassi, Odukpani , Ogoja and Akamkpa and there is gas in Yala.
“We are not receiving 13 percent derivation and we are not among the NDDC states, “A party is only a vehicle and there is no way one can develop the potentials of the state without being at the center.
You could recall the governor caused a stir when he defected to the APC. According to him, he moved to APC to make sure that the state gets so many things from the government of President Buhari.
Speaking on his defection he said: “Having seen and known the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and his commitment to this country, his nationalistic disposition and all the efforts he has made to bring Nigeria to where we are today, it is obvious that at this point, we needed to join hands with him to build a Nigeria that we can be proud of.
“We need all governors to recognize that it is not the party that matters. It is the character, it is an honor, it is the commitment to the vision of this great nation. We all need to know as teamwork ahead of the president by working towards building a prosperous country that the succession worries of 2023 will come without the fears and the worries the international community has for us.
“I believe that if everyone of us as governor join hands with Mr President, I think we can sit on the same dining table and fashion out a way to govern this country,” he added.
Source: www.NaijaOnPoint.com
