Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has enjoined the 2023 Batch ‘C’ Stream 1 Corps Members deployed to the state to contribute positively to its socio-economic development. Otu disclosed this on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, during the official opening and swearing-in ceremony of the corps members at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Permanent Orientation…
By Kingsley Agim; Ejeh Peter The Cross River State Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk has expressed excitement and satisfaction at the pace and quality of work in the construction of the European Union/United Nations-supported Ultramodern Fistula Centre at General Hospital, Calabar. Dr Ayuk, who made the assertion, Monday, November 6, 2023, when he…
Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has appointed Rev. (Hon.) James Okon Anam as the new Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). Anam’s appointment was contained in a press release signed by Emmanuel Ogbeche, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor on Monday, November 6, 2023. According to the statement, the Governor charged…
Written addresses in the case between Sen. Sandy Onor and Prince Bassey have been adopted by the Appeal Court sitting in Lagos. CONVERSEER learned that the appellant court adopted the addresses filed by Onor challenging the Election Tribunal Court judgment which affirms Otu as the winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship election in Cross…
Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has offered global investors willing to invest in the state of a tax haven. Otu made the commitment when he hosted top global CEOs in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital, at a breakfast meeting aimed at enhancing the tourism fortunes of the state. “Your presence here speaks volume…
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State says the Supreme Court’s affirmation of President Bola Tinubu’s election, today, has enlivened the masses’ belief in the judiciary as the last bastion of hope for the Nigerians. Otu who was reacting to the judgement of the apex court, sitting in Abuja, which brought an end to the…
To kick start 2024 with full force, Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has presented two hundred and fifty billion naira (N250bn) budget to the State House of Assembly. Otu who christened the budget as the “People’s First Budget”, made the presentation on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at the House of Assembly Complex, stressing that…
The Governor of Cross River, Sen. Bassey Otu has appointed two more Special Advisers (SAs) to add to the ones he earlier appointed. The two new Special Advisers are Hon. Barr. Joe Etene as Special Adviser on Legislative Matters, and Comrade Clarkson Otu as Special Adviser on Labour Matters. According to the press release signed…
Governor Bassey Otu has commended the Senate for its effort at the completion of the East-West Road while making a case for more funding for the state. The governor made this known when he hosted the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on the East-West Road at the Dan Archibong Lodge, Calabar, on Tuesday. “The East-West Road is…
The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has appointed 23 people into different parastatals in the last couple of weeks. CONVERSEER learned that the first set of appointments was on October 15, 2023, where the governor appointed 10 into the Cross River State Audit Commission and one into the Office of the Surveyor…
