Calabar, October 29, 2024 – Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu, has proposed the sum of N498 billion as 2025 budget for the State. Presenting the proposal at the hallowed chambers of the State House of Assembly on Tuesday, Governor Otu attributed N328 billion (66%) to Capital Expenditure and N170 billion (34%) to Recurrent Expenditure….
Calabar, October 27, 2024 – In a symbolic blend of faith and governance, Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State has reappointed Archbishop Emmah Isong, a notable cleric and the National Publicity Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), as the Director General of the state’s Anti-Tax Agency. The announcement was made during…
Cross River State Governor, Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu, presided over a special Valedictory Executive Council Meeting in honour of the late Tanko Ashang, Esq., SAN, former Attorney-General (AG) and Commissioner for Justice in Cross River State, who died on October 8, 2024. Governor Otu was represented by his deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey. The event,…
The governor of Cross River state, Senator Bassey Otu, has felicitated with the Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Akon Ikpeme, on the occasion of her birthday anniversary. Hon. Justice Akon Ikpeme was born on 21st October 1959, and clocks 65th today. In a birthday message to the amiable Chief Judge, dated 21st October 2024, the governor…
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), led by its Cross River State Chairman, Obol Comr. Emmanuel Olayi, marked the 65th birthday of Governor Bassey Otu with the launch of an education support programme. The event, which took place at St. Patrick Primary School in Adiabo, Odukpani Local Government Area of the State, focused on…
Cross River State Governor Bassey Edet Otu, has unveiled a groundbreaking initiative to provide solar-powered electricity to 10,000 homes in rural communities across the state. The project which aims to address the energy needs of off-grid areas, is a collaboration between the Cross River State Electrification Agency (SEA) and the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abuja….
The Commissioner representing Cross River State on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, has commended Governor Bassey Otu over the emergence of the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the forthcoming Local Government Election. Duke made the commendation on Monday, 14th October, during the APC caucus meeting that selected…
Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has revealed that he used local government funds to purchase four aircraft for the state-owned Cally Air. Governor Otu stated this on Monday during the All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus meeting in Calabar, where consensus candidates were selected for the party for the 18 Chairmanship and 196 Councillorship positions….
Calabar, Nigeria – Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu will be meeting with 44 political heavyweights, including 2023 governorship aspirants from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and others. The reason for the meeting is yet to be ascertained, but our Reporter gathered that there are several issues on the ground in the state that…
His Eminence, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, the Obong of Calabar and Grand Patriarch of the Efik Kingdom, has expressed his appreciation to the Cross River State Governor, Prince Bassey Otu, for upgrading the former School of Nursing and Midwifery to the College of Nursing Sciences. The monarch praised the governor’s efforts in bringing…
