Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, on Monday said he would soon appoint envoys to the United Kingdom, United States of America, Japan and many other Eastern, Western and African countries.
He stated this while presenting a budget of N350 billion for the 2016 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly.
This is even as he announced himself as the commissioner for oil and gas.
Ayade has also created many other ministries to make a total of 28 for the commissioners cleared by the state House of Assembly last week.
“My intention is to expand governance beyond the ordinary level and this is why
I am creating new and more ministries and appointment of vibrant, young and intelligent persons as our envoys to foreign countries and international institutions,” he said.
Some of the new ministries Ayade created included ministries of international relations, economy, oil and gas, among others.
He urged Cross River State indigenes not be afraid of where funds would come from for the running of ministries and other projects, adding that he would
make judicious use of the available resources for the good of the people.
