Governor Bassey Otu has approved the appointment of Mr Ekong Edet Bocco as the new Chairman of the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC). This follows the resignation of Assoc. Prof. Mike Ushie as Chairman of the Commission and the approval by the State’s House of Assembly for the Governor to dissolve and constitute…
The Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Inter-Party Affairs on Women Affairs, Hon. Nkoyo Otu, has been accused of diverting 300 bags of rice meant for the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC). According to a source, Hon. Otu was given 450 bags of rice to give to IPAC but she only gave them 150, diverting…
By Solomon Azu The Wife of the Cross River State Governor, Rev. (Mrs) Eyoanwan Bassey Otu, has described skills acquisition as a prerequisite to navigating the complexities of the current economic realities. Making the assertion during the opening ceremony of the free Skill Acquisition and Digital Empowerment Programme organised by the Mountain of Fire and…
Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has performed the groundbreaking ceremony for a 365-kilometer railway to connect the southern part of the state with the north. The project is a Public-Private Partnership funded initiative driven by Messers Reinhoke LLC in partnership with the State government. Performing the groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday at the premises…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed Saturday, 17th August 2024, as the new date for the Local Government Congress in Cross River State. This was disclosed by a statement with reference number Ref: PDP/DOM/GF.2/VOL.IF/ 24-165, signed on 7th August by Venatius Ikem, PDP Chairman in the state. According to the statement, the reason for…
