By Ukongikwen Adie In line with his resolve to provide a roadmap for the fulfilment of the collective aspirations of the people of Cross River State, the Governor, Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu, launched the State Development Plan (SDP) on Thursday, 15th August 2024, at the Metropolitan Hotel, Calabar. In his keynote address at the occasion,…
The administration led by Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in its efforts to achieve its objectives in Cross River State. Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, made this known when he received in audience the new State Coordinator of…
By Our Reporter Governor Bassey Otu has restated his administration’s commitment to supporting security agencies to exterminate the remaining small pockets of crime in Cross River State. The Governor, who was represented by his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, made the pledge, Friday when he received the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of…
Cross River State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Peter Odey, has celebrated the First Lady of the State, Rev. (Mrs) Eyoanwan Bassey Otu, on the occasion of her diamond jubilee celebration. In a goodwill message conveyed through his Press Secretary, Fred Abua, the Deputy Governor expressed warm wishes to Rev. (Mrs) Eyoanwan Bassey Otu on…
The Council of Traditional Rulers in Egbe-Mbube, Ogoja Local Government Area, have conferred the highest honourary chieftaincy title on the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Peter Odey. Odey was conferred with the title of “Likeuel é’mpam I” of Egbe Community, which means, the “Pillar of Egbe” community as a reflection of…
By Frank Ulom The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey has beacon on Dr Betta Edu, suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation amid the surrounding news. CONVERSEER learned that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has cleared Edu of all charges; though the anti-graft agency is yet to…
By Our Reporter The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey asserts that the All Progressives Congress, APC received a significant boost with the defection of Hon. Mike Usibe, a former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Federal House of Representatives candidate, and Mr Ukeh Ikem, the brother of the State PDP Chairman, Hon….
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey has provided logistic support to Benedict Ori who is set to create a new Guinness World Records, GWR in reading. Ori who hails from Ojirim, Mbube, Ogoja, is a second-year English & Literary Studies student of the University of Calabar, UNICAL….
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…
A die-hard supporter of Governor Bassey Otu-led administration, Agbor Joseph Ejini has been compensated with one million naira (N1m) for trekking from Obudu LGA in the North to Calabar in the South. Ejini was received by the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey in his office on Friday, November 3, 2023,…