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  • Special Adviser, Local Content To Gov Otu, Organizes Essay Competition For Secondary Schools

    Special Adviser, Local Content To Gov Otu, Organizes Essay Competition For Secondary Schools

    By Elijah Ugani 

    The Special Adviser on Local Content to Gov Bassey Otu, Mr Awatt Caleb, has released a schedule for a state wide essay competition for senior secondary schools across the state.

    In a release signed by the Special Adviser, Mr Awatt Caleb, and made available to TheLumineNews, Southern Senatorial District is scheduled to hold on the 29th of June, 2024, while central and northern senatorial districts will hold a later date to be announced.

    The release further indicates that “Star Price, second runner up and third runner up will be presented to deserving students”.

    Participants were assured by the release that “winners will be officially awarded at the grand finale and published in our journal of footprint”.

    Mr Awatt in the release further stated that the essay competition will also lead to the award of scholarship to deserving students to promote advocacy for local content and reward hard work and excellence amongst students. “Award of scholarship to senior secondary school students to depen local content advocacy, promote academic excellence and reward hard work among students”.

    Mr Awatt on a telephone call with TheLumineNews, revealed that this is the fifth edition of the essay competition in honor of Sen Prince Bassey Otu.

    He disclosed that the competition has been on while  Sen Otu was in the Senate.

  • Akpanke Congratulates Tinubu, OTu On One Year Anniversary In Office

    Akpanke Congratulates Tinubu, OTu On One Year Anniversary In Office

    CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT TINUBU AND GOVERNOR OTU ON THEIR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY

    I wish to extend my warm congratulations to President Bola Tinubu and Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State on their one year anniversary in office.

    Their dedication to the growth and development of Nigeria and Cross River State is evident in the numerous projects and initiatives they have undertaken. I commend them for their remarkable achievements and urge them to continue their good work.

    Governor Otu’s developmental strides have yielded significant improvements in infrastructure, security, tourism, sports, education, agriculture, and oil and gas, ushering in a new era of transformation in Cross River State. I am confident that his administration will continue to deliver more dividends of democracy to our people.

    President Tinubu’s efforts to revamp the nation’s economy, improve security, and promote unity among Nigerians are commendable. I urge him to continue his good work and do even more for our nation in the coming years.

    As a representative of the people, I am confident that their leadership will continue to yield positive results and bring prosperity to our people.

    Congratulations once again to President Tinubu and Governor Otu on their one year anniversary!

    Signed:

    Awade Friday
    SSA Media and Publicity to Hon. Peter Akpanke
    Member representing Obanliku/Obudu/Bekwerra federal constituency

  • One Year In Office: Humanitarian Affairs Commissioner Lauds Governor Otu

    One Year In Office: Humanitarian Affairs Commissioner Lauds Governor Otu

     

    Your Excellency Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu’s one year in office is a confirmation of King Solomon’s biblical assertion that the people rejoice when the righteous are in authority. Indeed, the good people of Cross River State have immense reasons to rejoice and celebrate today, 29th May, 2024, as you mark your one year in office as the People’s Governor.

    I, on behalf of the Permanent Secretary, Directors, and entire staff of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation wholeheartedly join your teaming supporters and admirers to heartily congratulate you on your monumental accomplishments in your determined efforts to repositioning our dear State.

    In your resolute endeavours to promote human welfare, you created the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in August 2023, where the humanitarian hub resides with, in order to develop humanitarian policies and provide effective coordination of the local, state, national and international humanitarian interventions in the state, ensure strategic disaster mitigation, and to have social protection systems that are proactive, humane, and sustainable for improvement and the general welfare of the people of Cross River State.

    Your extraordinary performance in rebuilding our State is quite commendable, and indeed, we are in the Season of Sweetness.

    Congratulations, Your Excellency, and Happy ONE Year Celebration!

    Helen Isamoh Egodo, Ph.D.
    Honourable Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation
    Cross River State.

  • Obono-Obla Congratulates Sen Otu On His One Year Anniversary As Governor

    Obono-Obla Congratulates Sen Otu On His One Year Anniversary As Governor

    I heartily congratulate His Excellency, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, on his first anniversary in office as Governor of Cross River State of Nigeria.

    On 29th May 2023, Senator Otu took the Oath of Office and Oath of Allegiance as the 7th democratically elected Governor of Cross River State.

    I greatly rejoice with you on this solemn occasion of your first anniversary at governorship, which is an affirmation of the unity and oneness of our people in overwhelmingly voting for you as Governor in an election that saw your winning clearly in 15 Local Government Areas out of 18, and also scoring the mandatory 25 percent of the total votes cast in the three other Local Government Areas.

    Even with the massive devaluation of the national currency and withdrawal of fuel subsidies that brought unprecedented hardship, you have methodically and calmly restored some semblance of order to our dear State.

    You are also laying a great foundation for the State, and I fervently believe that the next three years under your leadership, the State shall witness great economic growth and development.

    Happy first year anniversary, once again to His Excellency! And to the People of Cross River State!!!
    Obol Okoi Obono-Obla

  • Cross River TOPREC Laud Governor Otu for Creating More Satellite Towns

    Cross River TOPREC Laud Governor Otu for Creating More Satellite Towns

     

    The Cross River State Representative of Town Planners Registration Council of Nigeria, TOPREC, TPL. Dr. Simon Ajom has lauded the recent declaration by the state Governor, His Excellency Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu for the creation of more Satellite Towns in the state.

    Dr. Ajom made this known during an interactive session with Journalists on Thursday 9th May, 2024 in Calabar, the state capital.

    According to him, the idea aligns with the Governor’s ‘People’s First’ mantra of his Administration and if fully implemented, it’ll serve as growth poles centers that will help in expanding the state Government’s effort in the provision of basic infrastructural facilities as they relates to roads, power supply, housing, schools, telecommunication, etc which are already overstretched as a result of increase in human population.

    Emphasizing the needs and importance of satellite towns, Ajom said the action and activities will promote effective utilization of different land-uses as well as guarantee environmental quality, comfort, security and safety of lives and properties in the state.

    He also expressed the readiness of professional Town Planners in the state to partner with the State Government to achieve the desired goal in the areas of site selection and layout design, infrastructural and facility planning, Urban designs and renewal, regional and rural development planning, sector planning, master planning and development control amongst others.

    Dr. Ajom is also a fellow and one time Cross River State Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, NITP and a former Director of Physical Planning Unit, University of Calabar. He is currently the Head of Department, Urban and Regional Planning in the Faculty of Environmental Sciences in the University of Calabar.

    ©️Onigah Joseph Egidi

  • Gov Otu Directs Payment Of All State And Local Government Workers, Pensioners

    Gov Otu Directs Payment Of All State And Local Government Workers, Pensioners

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    Governor Otu Directs Payment Of All State And Local Government Workers, Pensioners

    1. Governor Bassey Otu directs that all unpaid salaries and pensions should be paid immediately, while those with issues should be verified and cleared for the implementation of February salaries.

    2. The Governor sincerely sympathises with all employees and pensioners for the delay due to ongoing staff and pension audit and verification exercise.

    3. However, to ensure the seamless payment of February salaries and pensions, the Governor directs all those with duplicate names and accounts, which have been made public, to report at the Office of the Head of Service for authentication.

    4. Names of the affected staff have also been sent to the respective MDAs for that purpose.

    5. The Governor is desirous to save sufficient funds from the audit and verification exercise in order to commence the IMMEDIATE employment of the teeming unemployed Cross Riverians into the State and Local Government Service.

    Emmanuel Ogbeche
    Chief Press Secretary to the Governor
    21/2/24

  • Gov Otu Attends Nigerian Navy Handing Over Ceremony

    Gov Otu Attends Nigerian Navy Handing Over Ceremony

     

    Cross River State Governor, Sen. Prince Bassey Otu on Monday, attended the farewell and handing over ceremony in honour of Rear Admiral O. K. Oluwagbire of Eastern Naval Command (ENC) of the Nigerian Navy.

    The Governor, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, congratulated the newly posted Flag Commanding Officer (FOC) Rear Admiral S.A Akinwande and expressed gratitude to the outgone Flag Commanding Officer, ENC, for his tremendous role in combating crime within the state and his unwavering service to the Nigerian Navy.

    The Deputy Governor was accompanied to the ceremony by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon. Emmanuel Ironbar, Special Adviser on General Duties, Ekpenyong Akiba, Esq, and Chairman of the Cross River State Forestry Commission, Rt. Hon. George O’ben-Etchi.

  • Watch Video Where Cross River Civil Servants Protests Non Payment Of Salary

    Some of civil servants are seen in a viral video, at the office of the Secretary to the State Government protesting non payment of January 2024 salary.

  • Jarigbe Congratulates Gov Bassey Otu On His Electoral Triumph And Supreme Court Victory

    Jarigbe Congratulates Gov Bassey Otu On His Electoral Triumph And Supreme Court Victory

     

    The Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District, Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, has congratulated the executive governor of Cross River State, H. E Senator Prince Bassey Otu on his 2023 gubernatorial election triumph as well as his victory at the Supreme Court.

    The Supreme Court had on Friday 12th January, confirmed Governor Otu as the validly elected governor of the State in the March 18, 2023 Governorship Elections.

    Senator Jarigbe in a Press Statement he personally signed, described the victory as a testament to the people’s trust and confidence in the governor’s ability to lead with wisdom and integrity.

    He appreciated the Governor for creating an ambience of peace by not yielding to the divisive tendencies of political gladiators, who misled the immediate past Governor to go into war with all imaginary opponents that led him to political oblivion.

    The lawmaker further noted that he look forward to continued collaboration with the governor’s administration in a shared commitment to advancing the interests and wellbeing of his constituents, for the development and progress of Cross River State.

    Congratulations Your Excellency.

    TEAM JARI MEDIA.

  • Otu Extols Fallen Heroes’ Patriotic Contributions To Nigeria’s Sovereignty

    Otu Extols Fallen Heroes’ Patriotic Contributions To Nigeria’s Sovereignty

     

    Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has extolled the patriotic contributions of the Armed Forces, especially those who lost their lives in the course of duty, to the sovereignty, unity, peace and stability of Nigeria.

    The Governor gave the commendation, today, at the event of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, held at the Cenotaph, Calabar, Cross River State capital.

    “For a country to grow to a level of where we are today, people sacrificed their lives. The people we are paying honour today are those who put their lives on the line; and we have lost so many of them. So it is only very rational and reasonable that a day is set aside in their honour,” Otu remarked.

    On the welfare of fallen heroes, ex-service men and serving military personnel, the Governor, whose manifesto is hinged on the ‘People First,’ said: “We have a programme which we are looking at the widows and families of the fallen heroes, and we are also trying to structure the society in a way that such families would not be found wanting as a result of loss of their dear ones.

    “Injury to one is injury to all. So we feel the pain that they feel. And we will ensure that the memories of our fallen heroes live on.”

    Articulating her views, the Commissioner for Social Welfare and Community Development, Bishop Margaret Ene-Ita, inferred that the symbolic and memorable celebration of the sacrifices of the nation’s Armed Forces and those who paid the supreme price for the unity of the country is worth the hassle, likening the price paid by the fallen heroes to that the Lord Jesus paid for the salvation of mankind.

    Also speaking, the Chairman, Nigerian Legion, Cross River State chapter, Comrade Daniel Ojugbo, thanked the Otu-led administration for the improved relationship between them, while appealing to the State Government to better their lots in terms of welfare and infrastructure, with the renovation of the Legion’s headquarters and other accommodation issues the body’s major concerns.

    Armed Forces Remembrance Day. Armed Forces Remembrance Day is an annual event marked on January 15 to commemorate the nation’s departed compatriots as well as to honour our living veterans.

    Government House Press
    Calabar