In the picture, you see Professor Ivara Esu (OFR) -The Deputy Governor of Cross Rivers State holding an umbrella for his boss, Professor Ben Ayade -The Governor of Cross Rivers State.
Let me take you on a journey that would blow your mind.
When Ivara Esu was a Lecturer at Kaduna Polytechnic in 1975, Benedict Ayade was just a 6-year-old boy in a Primary School in Obudu, Cross Rivers State.
When Ben Ayade was in the University for his Masters’ Degree at the University of Ibadan after he had just concluded his BSC at Ambrose Ali University in Ekpoma, Edo State, Ivara Esu was already a Professor and then, Commissioner for Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Development in Cross Rivers State.
When Ben Ayade finished his Ph.D. and became a Junior Lecturer at Delta State University Abraka, Delta State, Ivara Esu was already The Dean of Faculty of Agriculture, University of Calabar.
When Ben Ayade became a Senior Lecturer and was working towards publishing journals and making International Researches, Professor Ivara Esu was the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Calabar in the Year 2000.
Michael Osabuohien Ehigiator
