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…
By Kingsley Agim ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State governor, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, weekend, said the award of a Doctorate (Honoris Causa) by the Modibbo Adama University, Yola, as well as The Sun Newspaper Governor of the Year was a charge on him to do more, even as he dedicated the two awards…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, PhD, the Cross River State representative on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has extended his warmest congratulations to the Executive Governor of Cross River State, His Excellency, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, following a series of prestigious national recognitions. In a congratulatory…
By Kingsley Agim YOLA (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Otu, was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate by the Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola, in recognition of what the institution described as his far-reaching contributions to governance, public service and humanitarian development across Nigeria. The prestigious honour was conferred during its combined 29th…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has bagged an honorary doctorate, adding to the many honours received in the last two years. Converseer reports that the honorary was conferred on Otu by Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Adamawa State, last week. The degree was dubbed, “Honorary Doctorate Degree of…
By Kingsley Agim CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – As part of ongoing efforts to enhance connectivity and stimulate socio-economic development in rural communities, and in fulfilment of his administration’s commitment to improving road infrastructure across Cross River State, Governor Bassey Otu on Thursday performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the second phase of the 17-kilometre…
By Ovat Lawrence OBUBRA (CONVERSEER) – In a strategic move to consolidate the ongoing developmental strides of the Governor Bassey Edet Otu-led administration and to strengthen grassroots support ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, Hon. Johnson Andiambey Ebokpo, KSM, has officially unveiled a socio-political platform known as the…
…appointed, captured, and reporting daily — yet no salaries By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Hundreds of newly recruited Local Government Area (LGA) workers across Cross River State say they have reached a breaking point after working for months without receiving a single salary, nor being captured in the payroll, despite reporting for duty daily….
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Forum of Political Party Chairmen and Stakeholders in Cross River State has called on Governor Bassey Otu to dissolve and/or reshuffle his cabinet and recruit new and capable hands to bring fresh ideas to bear. The call came in shortly after Cross River State was ranked as the 7th…
…urges appointees to be worthy ambassadors By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State governor, Prince Bassey Edet Otu has inaugurated the One Hundred and Ninety-Six (196) Rural Development Officers recently appointed by his administration to drive the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Ward-Based Development Programme (RHWDP) in the State. The event which was held…
