By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State Governor, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, has assured the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) of the state government’s readiness to host the association’s 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Manufacturers’ Summit in Calabar. Governor Otu, represented by his deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, gave the assurance on…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Governor Bassey Otu has approved the appointment of seven persons into the Cross River State Local Government Service Commission. According to a statement with reference number: Our Ref: SSG/GSA/102/Vol.VI/341, issued by Prof. A. Owan Enoh, Secretary to the Government of the State (SSG), on Monday, one Chairman and six…
By Destiny Isong UYO (CONVERSEER) – The CEO and Chairman of the Abasi People Foundation, a non-religious and non-partisan organisation, Victor Udo, PhD, FNSE, has expressed optimism that under the leadership of Senator Godswill Akpabio, President of the 10th Senate; Prince Bassey Otu, Governor of Cross River State; Pastor Umo Eno, Governor of Akwa Ibom…
Fly High, Our Silver Bird: Fly High! (For Governor Bassey Edet Otu, Silverbird “Man of the Year,2025 and The Sun Newspaper, Man of the Year 2025”) Cross River is proud of you, Fly high, our Silver-bird, Fly high, Sail on by, Your time is on. Like a bridge over troubled waters, You are to ease…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Government of Cross River State has announced a comprehensive ban on illegal mining across the state following a strategic meeting with critical stakeholders in the sector. The directive was given by the Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, on Thursday. The decisive directive, which takes immediate effect, exempts only operators…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has approved the following appointments: 1. Mr Anthony Asuquo Okon as Permanent Secretary, Audit Service Commission. 2. Mr Bassey Abam Eko as Acting Auditor-General for Local Governments, pending confirmation by the State House of Assembly. According to a statement signed…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has approved the appointment of Mrs Akedo Okoi Edet as Statistician-General of the state. Edet’s appointment was disclosed in a statement signed by Mr Linus Obogo, Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, on…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has extended warm and effusive felicitations to his immediate predecessor, former Governor Ben Ayade, as he marks his 58th birthday, describing him as an erudite scholar, audacious reformer and patriot whose years in office etched indelible footprints on the sands of the…
By Uchenna Obiekezie CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Government has spoken out against the activities of illegal taskforce agents making life and businesses unbearable for road users. The State Governor, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, addressed the matter on Thursday during an emergency stakeholders’ meeting at the office of the Special Adviser on General…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Heavyweight political leaders in Cross River State have resolved to mobilise no fewer than 1.5 million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. The decision was reached on Monday at a high-level stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), convened by Governor Bassey Otu…
