By Kelvin Obambon
Cross River Special Advisers Forum has passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the state governor, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, declaring that come 2027 there is no vacancy in Peregrino.
The resolution was passed on Friday during a press briefing at the Ernest Etim Bassey Press Centre in Calabar, the state capital. Having carefully examined developmental projects across the three senatorial districts of the state, the Special Advisers scored the governor high and unanimously passed a clean bill of health on the administration.
Chairman of the Forum and Special Adviser to the Governor on General Duties, Barr. Ekpenyong Akiba, underscored the significance of the governor’s infrastructural development on the economy of the state. He stressed that the Adiabo-Ikoneto has been made accessible, adding “it takes a governor with a big heart to bring such development.”
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Akiba emphasized that “governor Bassey Otu is remodeling Cross River in all facet. We were in a state where businesses had closed down. Investors were no more interested in Cross River, but as you can see today construction sites are booming. Governor Bassey Otu is an excellent leader; a transformational leader; a leader with difference. Integrity combined with humility. We don’t have that kind of asset in any governor in Nigeria. He’s accessible. He has listening ears and he is working without talking.”
He said that the governor’s influence extends beyond Cross River which is why the state is able to attract federal projects.
“In national politics he’s on the front. We have a governor who is the deputy chairman of the South South Governors’ Forum. Some people are coming to play local politics with federal interventions.
“To put the record straight, whatever project we are enjoying from federal government is because we have a governor that is influential at the center. We have a governor that draws the president’s attention to the issues that bother Cross River State,” Akiba said.
