August 19, (THEWILL) – The Cross River State Chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship Of Nigeria has welcomed the choice of Commissioners appointed by Governor Bassey Otu.
The State PFN made this known through its chairman Apostle Trinity Ogar while reacting to the swearing in of Commissioners in the state.
It would be recalled that the governor swore in 31 Commissioners into his cabinet last week and assigned portfolios to them.
Some of the Commissioners include Ededem Ani, will take charge of the Ministry of Justice while Stephen Odey, a former Senator representing Cross River North in the National Assembly will take charge of the Education ministry.
The governor also unbundled the agriculture ministry and created the Ministry of Crops, Irrigation Development with Johnson Ebokpo as the ommissioner.
Reacting to this, Apostle Ogar commended Governor Otu for inaugurating the executive council mixed with the young and old. He advocated quick-fix policies and programmes to restore sanity in governance.
Apostle Ogar said, “Otu has shown some signs of readiness to tackle the problems of the state headlong, but what is needed is quick-fix policies and programmes to restore sanity in the system.
“We urge him to hit the ground running because the expectations of the people are very high since after May 29 inauguration.
“We are quite certain that the different commissioners with different portfolios should be ready and committed to discharging their duties with a high sense of responsibility.
“I would advise they focus on infrastructural development especially within the metropolis by fixing the road network.
“Residents are expecting that multiple pot holes in Calabar and breakdown of commuting vehicles across the major street be fixed immediately”, he said.
Speaking on the relationship between the church and the government, Apostle Ogar said “The church is not to play an antagonistic role to the government.
“We are admonished by the Holy Bible to pray for our leaders and give them relevant counselling where necessary and that is where I stand with my fellow religious leaders in the state” he said.
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