10th January, 2025.
Ref: CR/MOI/AD/168/VOL.IV/236
PRESS STATEMENT
DEATH OF COMMISSIONER FOR TOURISM, ARTS AND CULTURE.
It is with a profound sense of loss and sorrow in our hearts that the Government of Cross River State mournfully announces the sudden passing on to eternal glory of the State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Honorable Abubakar Robert Ewa, on Wednesday, 8th January, 2025, at about 7:00pm, after the 1st State Executive Council Meeting of the new year. He was 61 years old.
Until his untimely demise, Hon. Ewa was a Political Scientist, a trailblazer in cultural revival and a driving force behind the ongoing tourism revolution across Cross River State. His passing is indeed a significant setback to the State’s developmental aspirations in this sector.
As a former Executive Chairman of Boki Local Government Area, Hon. Ewa will be fondly remembered for his invaluable contributions to the development of numerous communities. He was a grassroots politician and a great mobilizer who touched the lives of many during his lifetime.
His Excellency, our esteemed Governor and Chairman in Council, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, along with all members of the Cross River State Executive Council are in deep shock, traumatized and in disbelief over the sudden loss of their colleague.
Detailed burial arrangements will be announced later after due consultations with the family.
May his soul rest in peace.
Erasmus Ekpang, Ph.D., anipr, ftifuh
Commissioner for Information
