The outgoing governor, however, expressed confidence in the personality and capacity of the incoming governor, Bassey Otu, to perform.
President Muhammadu Buhari says infrastructural development is important for poverty alleviation.
“Payment of gratuities to state retirees from April 2014 and local government workers from 2012 is still pending.”
The governors accused some journalists of maliciously destroying his name via negative stories.
The workers said they would not applaud Mr Ayade, alleging the embargo was lifted to burden the incoming administration.
He reported that Mr Aboh who took the contract was arrested and is currently facing charges but his partner in crime, Ms Ayade, continues to walk freely.
The PDP candidate for the northern senatorial district, Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe, defeated Mr Ayade by 76,145 votes against Ayade’s 56,595 votes.
The Independent National Electoral Commission’s returning officer, Emmanuel Emanghe, made the results public at 3:05 a.m.
Civil Defence and the police have claimed people in Cross River celebrated the holidays without a security crisis.
The PDP chairman described Mr Ayade’s decision as a “singular action tantamount to rubbing salt on injuries.”
