Four months to leave office, the Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has reshuffled the cabinet, swearing in 13 new Commissioners.
The ceremony took place, yesterday, at the Executive Room of the Governor’s office in Calabar.
The new commissioner occupies the position vacated by his former predecessor, who left either to vie for elective office or resigned after the governor defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The former Commissioner for Tourism and Culture, Mr. Eric Anderson, is now the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, a position that has been vacant for over two years since the former Commissioner, Asu Okang, refused to resign to the APC.
Adamu Musa who was born in Kano state was also appointed as the commissioner for Inter Governmental Affairs.
Other new commissioners and portfolios are: Mrs. Ekwele Agube (Sustainable Development), Prince Sunday Williams Awara (Social Housing), Wogor Umari (Internal Security), Dr. Hippolytus Lukputa (Water Resources), Patrick Ebam (Special Tasks), Okama Inyang (Infrastructure).
The rest are Danet Eyo Nsing (Climate Change), Goddy Eta (Finance), Arikpo Pius Edet (Science and Technology), Ntufam Ekpenyong Effiom Iso (Culture and Tourism), Prof. Gertrude Njar (Women Affairs), Alhaji Adamu Uba Musa( Inter-Governmental Affairs) and Oliver Orok, the Commissioner for Sustainable Development is now the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Ayade urged the new commissioners to work hard to ensure that the administration ends up strong.