By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu has appointed Prince Edwin Okon as the Acting Executive Chairman for the State Internal Revenue Service, CRSIRS. Also, the Governor appointed Mr. Bassey Samuel Nsor as the General Manager of the State-owned media outlet, Cross River Broadcasting Corporation, CRBC. Both appointments were contained
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has visited the scene and victims of the fire incident that raided shops at Bogobiri in the prime hours of Friday afternoon, donating the sum of ten (10) million Naira to cushion the effect of the disaster. Otu while addressing
By Patrick Obia The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has appointed the Chairman of Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ), Mr. Edem Darlington as the Deputy Chief Press Secretary, and eight others into his media team. The appointment is contained in a press release dated 19th June 2023, and signed by
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, and his Delta State counterpart, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, and other dignitaries have bid farewell to a former Divisional Manager of the defunct Mercantile Bank, Lagos, late Obong Ukpong Dan Umoh. Otu, who worked under the supervision of the deceased at
By Patrick Obia A former Governor of Cross River, Sen. Liyel Imoke has pronounced the Sen. representing the Cross River North – Sen. Jarigbe Agom as one of the strong leaders of his party – the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Imoke made the recognition in a pep speech given during the inauguration reception held in
Dear Governor Otu, My name is Aribiah David Attoe. Congratulations on your recent victory and assumption of office as Cross River State Governor. I will not bore you with sycophantic rants – whether your assumption of office is well-deserved would largely depend on what you do for Cross River State in the coming years. I
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The member representing Ikom 2 State constituency and second term lawmaker, Hon. Elvert Ayambem has been elected Speaker of the 10th Assembly of Cross River State. Likewise, his counterpart in the Obudu State constituency and first term lawmaker, Sylvester Agabi is elected Deputy Speaker. Mr. Ayambem was the
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu has released a new official portrait. The portrait was released today, 12 June 2023. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Emmanuel Ogbeche in a release said it replaces the former. It reads: “The new official portrait replaces the existing one