Again, Prof Ayade Goes Back To School For Masters Degree (LLM)

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has become a student of
the University of Calabar. He has enrolled for a Masters Degree
(LLM), in the Faculty of Law.

Yesterday, the governor began to attend lectures, did his
assignments as other regular student, and had also presented
seminar.

In 2015, Ayade became the first Professor in the history of
Nigeria to be elected Governor. His work in groundwater remediation
led him to invent a sewage treatment plant powered by solar
energy.

Ayade started his primary education at St. Stephens Primary
School, Obudu and proceeded to Government Secondary School, Obudu
for his secondary education. Hr obtained his B.Sc. (Honours) in
Microbiology at Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma, 1988. He
proceeded to the University of Ibadan between 1990 – 1994 where he
obtained his Ph.D., winning the Best Doctoral Dissertation Award in
Environmental Microbiology.

Ayade was appointed a Professor at a very young age.

Despite being a Professor, his quest for knowledge didn’t end
there. The Governor went further to acquire a Law degree and
subsequently proceeded to Law school where he was called to the
Nigeria Bar as a Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of
Nigeria.

On Thursday, Ayade attended lectures for over four hours.

Former member of the state House of Assembly, Jake Otu Enya who
has since returned to classroom, is one of his lecturers.