By Joe Udo The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, has appointed Mr Aniefiok Iwaudofia as his Senior Special Assistant, SSA on Grassroots Mobilisation. CONVERSEER learned from a press release signed by Mr Ekerete Udoh, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor on Tuesday (13 Feb. 2024), that Iwaudofia’s appointment is with immediate effect….
By Frank Ulom The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State, Mr Emmanuel Ogbeche, has said the Governor is not seeking any financial assistance whatsoever. Recall that during the 2019 and 2023 general elections, politicians were coming out to claim that citizens bought interest forms for them. Some even solicited funds…
By Frank Ulom The All Progressives Congress, APC has urged the candidates who contested for the February 3, 2024 rerun elections in Cross River to accept defeat and not seek further redress. This is coming in after the party lost the rerun elections in Yala II and Obanliku State Constituencies to the Peoples Democratic Party,…
By Frank Ulom The Government of Cross River State has partnered Swiss firm, De Medical AG, to establish a drone manufacturing plant in Tinapa as well as an ultra-modern health centre in Calabar. The partnership also includes a 5,000-hectare modern technology for precision farming and data-driven crop management by Netiol Incorporated. This, according to the…
By Our Reporter Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has expressed his deepest condolences over the tragic death of the Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Access Holdings Plc, Dr Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son and others in a helicopter accident in the United States. “I received with utmost shock and sadness the tragic death of…
By Frank Ulom The Cross River State House of Assembly has refuted the claim that it is attempting to ambush and strip Governor Bassey Otu of his constitutional powers following the passing of the Cross River State House of Assembly Service Commission Amendment Bill. This was made known in a statement signed by Matthew Okache,…
By Our Reporter Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has called for closer diplomatic ties between Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. The Governor made the call when he played host to the Consuls General of both countries in Calabar on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. Speaking when he received the Consul General of the Republic of…
By Our Reporter The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed the 2024 Cross River State Assembly Service Commission Amendment Bill for Governor Bassey Otu’s assent into law. The bill which was passed on the 6th of February 2024, aims to make specific amendments to the Assembly Service Commission Law, bringing it in line…
By Our Reporter Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has granted scholarships to the children of a staunch loyalist of his, Prince Offiong Effiwatt, who died on 25 December 2023. The Governor announced the scholarship award during a surprise condolence visit to the family home of the deceased in Bay Side, Calabar South on Tuesday,…
By Frank Ulom 25 years after joining the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in 1999, Dominic Edet Henshaw has left the party. Henshaw said the ideology of the party has changed over the last 25 years. In a resignation letter addressed to the Chairman of the party in Ward 7 in Calabar South Local Government Area…
