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Gov. Otu Gives Ukelle Nation Hope, Say His Administration Will Listen To Them

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:

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Gov. Bassey Otu Redeploys Four Permanent Secretaries

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

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Tinubu Meets With Class Of 1999 Governors At Aso Villa

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

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Government Approvals Were Given Via WhatsApp Messages In Ayade’s Era – Spokesperson To Gov. Otu

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

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Cross River Government Set 11-Man Pre-Cocoa Allocation Committee To Inquire Into The Controversies

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

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Cross River Government  Bars All Former Government Aides From Official Functions 

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

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Former Obanliku Lawmaker, Rufus Enyi Is Dead

By Jonathan Ugbal A former Councillor in the Obanliku Local Government Council legislature representing the Busi council ward, Hon. Rufus Enyi has died. Mr. Enyi was hospitalized after being diagnosed with Colorectal cancer. According to the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is a disease in which cells in the colon or rectum

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Reps Halt Plans To Cede More Cross River Land To Cameroon

By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian House of Representatives at its plenary on Wednesday halted plans by the Joint Technical Team, JTT of the Cameroon-Nigerian Mixed Commission, CNMC to cede nearly 10,000 hectares of land in central Cross River State to the Republic of Cameroon as part of the October 10, 2002 ruling of the International

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