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"I was never Gov. Ayade's boy" - Sen. Jarigbe Agom sets the record straight

The senator representing Cross River North Senatorial district in the Nigeria Senate, Jarigbe Agom, made the following post on his Facebook wall:  PUTTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT AND EXPOSING THE LIES OF GOV AYADE: GOV AYADE HELD A MEETING WITH APC PARTY STAKEHOLDERS AND STATED THIS; 1. That I, Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe was his Boy.  CORRECTION: I am in my 50s and Ayade is in his 50s, from the records in his preferred Age Declaration. I never heard of the name, Ayade, in Cross River State, until I turned 36, when he came to run for the Senate Primary Election against Senator Greg Ngaji and I was running for the House of Representatives.  He was asked not to run, because  he was a political neophyte and could not stand the storm of going against Sen Greg Ngaji. I took part in that House of Reps Primary Election and it was skewed for Hon Gabe Edi. I came after Gabe in that Primary Election. It was later, I got to know that Ben Ayade, was the young man who was Hon Emma Ibeshi's boy, wh

Nigerian-born Amanda Azubuike promoted to Brig. General of US Army

Nigerian-born Amanda Azubuike promoted to Brig. General of US Army. . - Daily post