Gov Otu signs 4 bills to transform health, environment, education in Cross River

Gov Otu signs 4 bills to transform health, environment, education in Cross River

By Kingsley Agim CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Governor Bassey Otu has signed four transformative bills into law, in a major push to reposition the health and education sectors while improving sanitation and overall quality of life in Cross River State. The Governor, who described the development as a critical milestone in his administration’s reform agenda, said…

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Good news for newly recruited LG staff as Otu sets up 5-member panel of inquiry

Good news for newly recruited LG staff as Otu sets up 5-member panel of inquiry

By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has constituted a 5-member panel of inquiry to investigate the recent recruitment into the Local Government Service Commission. According to a statement by Prof. Anthony Owan-Enoh, Secretary to the State Government, on Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the development is in response to numerous…

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Insecurity: Otu launches grassroots security intelligence network in C’River

Insecurity: Otu launches grassroots security intelligence network in C’River

By Christian Njoku CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Governor Bassey Otu has launched a grassroots security intelligence network in Cross River, known as the Homeland Safety and Security Agency, to strengthen community-based surveillance and enhance safety across the state. Otu who inaugurated the agency’s office in the Southern Senatorial District on Monday in Calabar said similar offices…

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Gov Otu clears land rent arrears for Etung Cocoa Estate landlord communities

Gov Otu clears land rent arrears for Etung Cocoa Estate landlord communities

By Blessing Enagu CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – In fulfilment of his People’s First agenda and commitment to the people of Etung, Governor Bassey Otu, Executive Governor of Cross River State, has approved the release of the sum of ₦86 million to Etung Cocoa Estate Landlord Communities for the payment of land rent arrears from cocoa allocations…

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Loyalty, precedent, and the costly mistake Governor Otu must avoid in 2027

Loyalty, precedent, and the costly mistake Governor Otu must avoid in 2027

By Inyali Peter, PhD ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – With the national convention and congresses of the All Progressives Congress, APC now concluded, political attention has shifted decisively towards the 2027 party primaries. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC timetable, political parties have between April 23 and May 30, 2027, to conduct their primaries and…

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