The Cross River State government has declared that it governor, Prof Ben Ayade is not against the media.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Christian Ita declared the government’s friendly disposition to the media.
He said: “The
attention of Cross River state government has been drawn to a publication
circulating in the social media alleging a ban on some media organisations from
covering activities of Governor Ben Ayade. The publication is intended to misinform the public.
“For the avoidance any doubt, no media
organisation is barred from covering activities of the governor.
“The internal memo from which the publication
anchored the blatant lie was meant to manage movement of the Government House
Press Crew in the face of temporary transportation challenges.
“There is nowhere in the memo where any media
house or journalist was pronounced banned.
“Governor Ayade remains the most accessible and
media- friendly governor.
In the last four years, he has at every juncture
demonstrated this. He, therefore, has no plans to jettison this aspect of his
nature.”