…Applaud his developmental strides
By Kelvin Obambon
With the 2027 elections on the horizon, members of the Cross River House of Assembly from the southern part of the state had come out to openly declare their support for the incumbent governor, Prince Bassey Edet Otu, for second term.
Coming under the auspices of Southern Caucus of 10th Cross River State House of Assembly, the lawmakers unanimously passed a vote of confidence on Governor Otu and adopted him as their choice for the 2027 governorship election.
Chairman of the Caucus and member representing Odukpani State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Francis Bassey Asuquo, who addressed the press alongside his colleagues on Tuesday at the NUJ Press Centre, Calabar, affirmed that the 9 constituencies in the southern senatorial district having noted the governor’s remarkable achievements since assuming office, have decided to support him to continue in his developmental drive.
“We, the representatives of the nine state constituencies in the Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State-comprising Akamkpa, Akpabuyo, Bakassi, Biase, Calabar South 1, Calabar South 2, Calabar Municipal, and Odukpani-hereby pass a vote of confidence on Governor Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, in recognition of his remarkable achievements since assuming office.”
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The Caucus applauded the developmental strides recorded under Governor Otu’s administration within the space of two years, and highlighted some of them to include economic revitalization and IGR growth, agricultural reforms, infrastructural development, health sector improvements, environmental sustainability, youth development and empowerment, peace and security, among others.
Additionally, the assembly members commended “the invaluable contributions of the First Lady, Bishop Mrs. Eyoanwan Bassey Otu, whose wealth of experience in local government administration, state civil service, federal civil service and strong religious attributes have been brought to bear as a first-hand Adviser to His Excellency. Her initiatives in healthcare and women’s empowerment have indeed complemented the Governors achievements.”
“In the light of this progress in our dear state, we are left with no option, but to align with the Governor to sustain the tempo and do more.
“As we work towards 2027 and the dynamics of another elections in our state, we urge every Cross Riverian and residents of our state to please think Cross River and the collective good of the state.
“No reasonable team will replace its best goal scorer before the end of the match, when he is still in high performance, and the team still in need of more goals.
“As patriotic and people’s driven Representatives, we hereby pass a vote of confidence on our Governor, Sen Prince Bassey Edet Otu.
“We declare, unequivocally, that he is our only choice for next term as Governor of Cross River State, to continue from 2027 to 2031.
“We appeal to every other potential gubernatorial aspirant not to hope on us, but to please decline such aspiration and join forces to support Sen Prince Bassey Edet Otu for a second term.
“On behalf of our constituents and constituencies, we, individually and collectively, as the 10th Assembly Southern Caucus, hereby call on Sen.
Prince Bassey Edet Otu to accept, at the right time, to harken to our Clarion call to recontest for the Governorship, come 2027,” they said.
