Cross River State governor, Prof Ben Ayade, has forwarded a list of 36 commissioner nominees to the State House of Assembly.
The governor had earlier appointed three persons, Barr. Tanko Ashong, Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Mr Auqou Ekpenyong, Commissioner for Finance and Peter Egba, Commissioner for Commerce.
With the new list, the total number of Commissioners in his second tenure will be 39; ten higher than his first administration.
Most of the nominees are former commissioners who served in the previous executive council..
A top official of the government confirmed that the governor has forwarded the names of the commissioner nominees to the House of Assembly for consideration.