Cross River lawmakers endorse Gov Otu for 2nd term

From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar

The Southern Caucus of the 10th Assembly in Cross River State has endorsed the Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, for a second term in 2027.

The caucus comprises lawmakers from the southern senatorial district of the state, which are Akamkpa, Akpabuyo, Bakassi, Biase, Calabar South 1, Calabar South 2, Calabar Municipal and Odukpani.

Leader of the caucus, Francis Bassey  Asuquo, hinged its position on the ‘remarkable achievements’ of the governor, particularly in infrastructure development, economic policies, human development, peace and security.

He enumerated a multitude of the governor’s achievements, which includes economic revitalisation and IGR growth, improved credit rating, agricultural reforms, infrastructural development and many others.

In his words, “As we work towards 2027 and the dynamics of another election in our state, we urge every Cross Riverian and residents of our state to think about the 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 is still in need of more goals.

“As patriotic and people’s driven representatives, we hereby pass a vote of confidence on our Governor, Sen Bassey Edet Otu.

“We declare, unequivocally, that he is our only choice for the 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 aspirations and join forces to support Otu for a second term,” he said.