By Our Reporter The Chairman of the Cross River State Chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Apostle Trinity Ogar, has congratulated Sen. Bassey Otu and Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, on their affirmation by the Supreme Court as the duly elected governor and deputy governor of Cross River State, respectively. The cleric, in a…
By Frank Ulom The Supreme Court has finally put an end to the tussle between Senator Bassey Otu and Senator Sandy Otu, All Progressives Congress, APC and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidates for the 2023 governorship election in Cross River State. The battle between the duo started 10 months ago after the Independent National Electoral…
By Frank Ulom Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has appointed Dr Arigor John Arigor as the State Project Coordinator, Agro-Processing, Agricultural Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support Project (CR-APPEALS Project). Arigor’s appointment was contained in a press release signed by Emmanuel Ogbeche, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor on Thursday 11 January 2024. READ…
By Frank Ulom Governor Bassey Otu has received the new State Director of the Department of State Services, DSS, Cross River State Command, Mrs Roseline Izuagbe. Otu received Izuagbe in his office in Calabar on Tuesday 9 January 2024. Izuagbe was accompanied by the outgoing State Director of DSS, Mr John Sokoya. READ ALSO | Calabar Slave History…
By Our Reporter Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has assured that Cross Riverians will have no regrets for voting him as governor. The Governor, who promised to transform and grow the economic fortunes of the state and restore the state to her pride of place in the country, made the commitment during a…
By Our Reporter Governor Bassey Otu has signed the ‘Peoples First’ Budget of N296,985 631,978, 1k into law. The event, which happened on Friday in the temporary office of the Governor’s Office in Calabar, has the economic sector topping with N104,986,870,898.59 billion. Governor Otu when presenting the estimates to the State House of Assembly on…
By Our Reporter Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State on Wednesday, conferred awards of recognition/honours on 10 indigenes of the state who have distinguished themselves in public office. Those honoured at the well-attended event are Sen. John Owan-Enoh, Minister of Sports; Dr Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs; Justice Jane Inyang, Justice of the…
By Our Reporter Governor Bassey Otu says the death of the former Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu SAN, is a great loss as he was a library of ideas and patriotism. Otu speaking on the death of the former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA on Thursday in Calabar, said, “The passing on…
By Frank Ulom Governor Bassey Otu has returned the Bikers’ Carnival which is part of the Carnival Calabar discontinued a year ago. CONVERSEER reports that former Governor Ben Ayade discontinued the Bikers’ Carnival also referred to as Bikers Parade in 2022 following the accident that claimed the lives of a pregnant woman and eight others….
By Frank Ulom The Cross River State Representative at the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC Board, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke has distributed rice and N400,000 cash to Canaan Table Tennis players in the state. The distribution, CONVERSEER gathered took place at the Canaan Table Tennis Club section of the UJ Esuene Stadium on Tuesday. The…