By: Achiane Adams, CRS-MOI Officer reporting from Min. of Culture and Tourism Development
Cross River State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism Development, Mr. Eric Anderson, has received an ‘Award of Honour’, presented to him by the National Association of Cross River State Students WorldWide (NACRISS-WW), at his office in Okoi Arikpo House, Calabar.
The award which is courtesy of the Comrade Emmanuel Orok Duke led administration, is in recognition of Mr. Anderson’s outstanding dedication and tremendous service to the growth of Cross River State Students, Youth and humanity at large.
Appreciating the President and Executive Members of NACRISS-World-Wide, Mr. Anderson said the award is a nudge encouraging him to do better.
He charged them to be serious with their academics as that is their primary call before school politics and that academics plus politics with decency will take them far.
As a way of enccouraging Sports-Tourism, the Honorable Commissioner endorsed the Association’s upcoming Inter-Universities sporting event which will include tourism-related activities and pledged the Ministry’s support to making the event and future activities, successful.
Thanking the Commissioner for the warm welcome and commitments, the President, National Association of Cross River State Students World Wide, Comrade Emmanuel Orok Duke, promised on behalf of his Executive, pledged to remain committed to their academic work,adding that they will work hard to represent the State well in the future.