In reaction to the recent Election Petition Tribunal Judgement in Calabar favouring the sitting Governor of Cross River State, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu , the Commissioner for Mineral Resources, Hon Effiom Ekaha has enjoined the people of the state to rally round his principal in the fast tracked strides to unprecedented development.
Commissioner Ekaha emphasized that ” Now that the dust has settled the road map for growth and development should be our collective focus”
Congratulating the governor for the well deserved feat,he said that the vibrating joy and the feeling of fulfilment expressed by the people across the state over the development was an eloquent testimony of acceptability and confidence in his government to deliver the highly expected dividends of democracy.
According to him pessimists have long change their apparels to optimism following Governor Otu’s proactive and pragmatic approach to tackling the challenges of the state economy since assumption of office.
“The body language of Prince Bassey Edet Otu has shown clearly that he is striding like a colossus towards urgently changing the narratives of the state for the better” he pointed out.
Hon Ekaha said he joins all well meaning Cross Rivarians to heartily congratulate the governor on his further confirmation by the Tribunal of the mandate freely given to him by the people of the state.