Calabar: The Cross River Government has conducted newsmen round some of the completed and ongoing landmark projects undertaken by the administration of Gov. Bassey Otu.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, the guided tour formed part of the government’s activities lined up to commemorate the administration’s second anniversary. The projects included the abandoned Cross River Library, which was remodelled and refurbished to a world-class facility. Others were the Cultural Center, Nigerian Chronicles Complex, and Government Secondary School, Uwanse, undergoing remodelling and renovation, respectively.
The rest included the Primary Healthcare Centre, Anantigha, a mini bridge in Yellow Duke, State Agency for the Control of AIDS building, and the 108, 30-horsepower tractors for the Ministry of Agriculture. Also inspected were the 200 electric bikes at the Ministry of Transportation, as well as completed and ongoing road projects in the state.
Speaking during the tour, the Commissioner for Information, Dr. Erasmus Ekpang, said the exercise became necessary ‘to showcase some of the achievements of the present administration in the last two years’. Ekpang also expressed his interest in the reconstruction of the Nigerian Chronicle building, looted and burnt down during the 2020 EndSARS protest, calling it a legacy project.
Ekpang highlighted the reconstructed ultramodern library that had been dilapidated for over 20 years and the transformation of the Adiabor Iseku Road from a swampy forest to a road connecting Calabar to Akwa Ibom and Port Harcourt. He noted that the administration aimed for a rebirth of Cross River, reviving previously neglected infrastructure.
He further mentioned the government’s aspirations for the next three years, including the commencement of the Federal Government’s Special Agro Processing Zone and the completion of the Obudu Cargo Airport and Deep Seaport in Bakassi.
Additionally, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Special Duties, Mr. Ekpenyong Akiba, emphasized that the governor had impacted all sectors, achieving new milestones across the state. Akiba cited projects like the Obudu Cattle Ranch, International Conference Centre, cultural centre, and various road constructions as evidence of the governor’s active involvement in Cross River’s development.
