Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has called on Muslims in Nigeria to embrace the occasion of Eid-el-Maulud, the birthday of Prophet Muhammed, as a time to promote peace and unity for the progress of the nation. Gov. Otu who made the call in a goodwill message signed by …
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Cross River Government Exposes 2,000 Phantom Pensioners
Governor Bassey Otu had previously set up a committee to review the payroll of retired civil and public servants in an effort to combat pension fraud. On Friday, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Otu revealed that the committee had uncovered over 2,000 ghost pensioners. While the identities of those …
Read More »Cross River State Governor Signs 2024 Budget Of N296bn Into Law
CROSS River State Governor, Bassey Otu, on Friday, signed the state N296.985 billion 2024 budget, christened People First budget, into law. The governor, while speaking at the ceremony in his office, said the budget was made up of N180 billion capital expenditure and N116 billion recurrent expenditure. According to him, …
Read More »Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu Extends Services Of Nurses, Recalls Retired Doctors
GOVERNOR Bassey Otu of Cross River State has disclosed that his government will recall many retired doctors who are still strong to work. Otu has also directed that the services of retiring nurses be extended by three years. This is as a result of the acute shortage of doctors and …
Read More »Governor Otu Imposes Curfew On Four Cross River Communities To Checkmate Violence
GOVERNOR Bassey Otu of Cross River State has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in four communities to forestall further loss of lives and property and to enable security agencies to deal decisively with the situation. The affected communities, Ugaga, Igbekurekor Benekaba, and Ujama, have been rocked by bloodletting in recent times. …
Read More »APC Panel Disqualified Governor Ayade’s Anointed Gubernatorial Candidate
The screening committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified a former senator representing Cross River south, Bassey Otu from contesting in the party’s governorship primary. This was contained in a document on the resolutions of the committee. According to the panel, Otu’s disqualification followed his inability to provide proof …
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