I won’t Be Tolerant In My Second Term, Ayade Warns New 39 Commissioners

Cross River state governor, Professor Ben Ayade on Friday swore in 39 commissioners with a charge on them to perform or get fired.

At the event which held at the State Executive Council Chamber, Governor’s office Calabar, the governor explained that he reappointed virtually all the commissioners that served him in his first term in keeping to his promise to return them after the elections.

He also justified the expansion of government.

According to him, “The expansion of government is anchored on my belief that everybody  has something to offer in life. The moment you put down somebody, you have put down  a great potential. If each Commissioner executes a given mandate, you have 39 projects accomplished,” the governor said.

He said every commissioner represents a community in the state.

His words: “Every Commissioner represents a community and that community is represented in government. The more people you bring to the table, the more you reach down the lowest level.

I made a commitment in my first term that every one will return in my second term, as you come to the table you come to a new government. In my first term I made a commitment that everybody was going through a learning curve and I tolerated excesses, failures, inadequacies and short comings.

“I have an internal nature  not to raise somebody and at the same time put that person down but such goodwill is often mistaken  for weakness  but it is actually a higher spiritual level.”

In what could be regarded as a riot act,  Governor Ayade told the new commissioners that their performance will determine their longevity in the cabinet.

“A Shakespearean theory says that a leader must not only be loved but feared. Once you lose the element of fear, you lose leadership quality. This time, I am going to exhibit that other part. That is why your appointment  and swearing-in  today will be in the first instant for one year.

“There is a full parastatal for performance  monitoring and evaluation. Once I am given  your score card and you meet 70 percent, you move on but if you dont, we reshuffle or replace you. In my first term I was tolerant, in my second term I will be intolerant. If you don’t deliver, you go. I can assure you that you will not sit on this chamber again,” governor Ayade said.

While outlining the duties of the various  commissioners, the governor specifically charged the new Commissioner for Transport to revive the moribund  Cross River state owned Cross Line mass transit, insisting that it was time to reduce the cost of transportation for the citizens traveling in and outside the state.

The governor who created new ministries including ministries of Foreign Affairs and Sports and Cinematography commended the state House of Assembly for thorough and speedy screening and confirmation of the commissioners saying, “you did a detailed job of the screening, you demonstrated capacity, you showed competence.”

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