This column has been a close watcher of governors across the country and its initial verdict is that Prof. Ben Ayade of Cross River State and Malam Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State are front-runners so far. In terms of having a grasp of the job and zooming off from day one in office, the twain seem to take the prize.
Ayade proves this when he got President Buhari on Wednesday to flag off his 260km dual carriage superhighway that will traverse his state and beyond. While most other governors are grappling with such mundane stuff as paying of workers’ salaries and while some are completely crushed by the responsibility of running their domain, Ayade seems to be soaring away with big, salutary ideas. To think that Cross River is not an oil producing state. Did they not say there is treasure under every soil? Rev it up Prof.!