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 Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, has commended Amnesty International (AI) for opting to establish a Human Rights Clinic in the institution. Prof. Obi made the commendation in her office when she received a delegation of Amnesty International Abuja, led by its Director Mr Isa Sanusi. She said Amnesty International…
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…
The Chairman, Senate Ad-hoc Committee on East-West Road, Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi has bemoaned the state of the Calabar-Itu road, calling it the worst road in Nigeria. Ningi stated this on Tuesday when he was hosted by Prince Bassey Otu, Governor of Cross River at the Dan Archibong Lodge, Temporary Governor’s Office, Calabar. The Senator…
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…
