July 29, (THEWILL) – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Hon. Odi Omagu, has lauded the State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, over the nomination of Senator Stephen Odey as Commissioner.
Senator Stephen Odey, a former member of the upper chamber of the National Assembly and the immediate past head of the State Universal Primary Education Board, was named among the 26 Commissioner-nominees sent to the State Assembly for approval by the Governor.
Speaking to newsmen, Omagu said the appointment of Odey is well deserved and a round peg in a round hole.
He added that Senator Odey will add value to the cabinet by delivering on whatever mandate assigned to him as Commissioner.
According to him, “Dr Odey has vast experience having served as Chairman SUBEB where he set enviable records in the improvement of elementary education through infrastructural improvement, enhancement of teachers welfare and commitment, which significantly impacted on the children’s learning abilities.
“His willingness to work in the State after serving as Senator shows his humility and dedication to the State, which is the reason he could muster dedicated followership of his people, which culminated in the massive harvest of close to 6000 thousand votes for our great party in just one ward during the recent election.
“More importantly is the fact that his people are so dedicated to him such that they are ready to reign in more votes to boost Governor Otu’s second term election,” he said.
He added that the Advanced Teachers Training Institute at Biase and the Canadian Special School at Kakum in Obudu have the fingerprint of Senator Odey and he would replicate same and more as Commissioner.
He assured the Governor of the support of his followers to the policies, programmes and projects of the Otu administration, emphasising that, with the direction the administration is going, the State would be better and greater in the coming years.
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