By Richard Ndoma, Leadership Newspaper Immediate past governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade, has taken a swipe at Governor Bassey Otu’s media aide, Emmanuel Ogbeche, over allegations that the state was badly managed during his administration Ogbeche, the chief press secretary to the governor, had accused Ayade of misgovernance and that it would
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu yesterday commiserate with Sen. Stephen Odey the demise of his father, Chief Michael Odey Mboh. Sen. Stephen Odey, is the former Chairman at State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, and briefly represented the Northern Senatorial District of the State in the
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has assured Ukelle Nation that his administration will listen to them. Gov. Otu who took to social media to express his commitment to the development of Ukelle Nation, a people that have been lamenting about government neglect. He posted:
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent In a bid to ensure an effective and efficient administration of Cross River State, the Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has approved the deployment of 4 permanent secretaries. The redeployment notice was issued on Tuesday, 12th July, 2023 and signed by Timothy Ogbang Akwaji, Head of Service. Its reference
By Gloria Ume-Uzeoke, Channels TV President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, met with the class of 1999 Governors at the council chamber of the Aso Villa, Abuja. The ex-governors were at the State House to identify with Tinubu, who was the governor of Lagos State from May 1999 to 2007, and to express solidarity over his
By Agency Report Emmanuel Ogbeche, the spokesperson to Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State, said the new administration inherited a “rundown” state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the spokesperson stated this when he spoke with the members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, in Calabar on
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Following the recent controversies that have trailed the Cross River State cocoa sector, the Government has set up an 11-man Pre-Cocoa Allocation Committee to determine the total indebtedness to landlord communities and other issues. The government in a press release issued by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Bassey
By Godwin Otang The Cross River State Government has barred all former appointees of the previous administration from representing or parading themselves as representatives of the State government henceforth, noting that they have been relieved of their duties. Similarly, the office of the Governor has also called out Oscar Ofuka, former Special Adviser on Cocoa