' First Lady Oluremi Tinubu also inserted two names of two youthful women onto the ministerial list: Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Betta Edu – an ambitious protégé of former Cross River State governor Benedict Ayade who as APC National Women Leader during the 2023 election rubbed elbows with the First Lady; and Minister of State for Police Affairs Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim a former Mary Kay cosmetics salesperson whom Buhari appointed to run Nigeria's anti-people trafficking agency despite her lack of relevant experience...
Then outgoing Governor Ben Ayade was defeated by Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe in the state's northern senatorial district...
Others high profile casualties include Governors Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi) Darius Ishaku (Taraba) Samuel Ortom (Benue) Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) Simon Lalong (Plateau) and Ben Ayade (Cross River) who lost their bids to represent their senatorial districts in the National Assembly...
Under Buni's brief reign since his abrasive predecessor Adams Oshiomhole was forced out three PDP governors have defected: Dave Umahi (Ebonyi state) Ben Ayade (Cross River) and Bello Matawalle (Zamfara)...
In neighbouring Cross River State spendthrift governor Ben Ayade has governed irresponsibly – even compared to his most profligate peers and so has given the APC a chance in what should be a PDP stronghold...
