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Bassey Edet Otu

Bassey Edet Otu

Governor
StateAPCCross RiverIn office since 29 May 2023 · term ends 29 May 2027
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Senator for Cross River South (2011–2015) and member of the House of Representatives for Calabar Municipal/Odukpani (2003–2011). Elected governor of Cross River State on the APC platform in 2023.

Manifesto
  1. 1

    The 'People First' agenda: the governor's 2026 budget speech describes the budget as consolidating the gains of his People First agenda.

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  2. 2

    Shift the measure of growth from GDP to the Human Development Index, focusing on education, healthcare and access to electricity, especially in rural communities (announced in the 2026 budget speech).

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  3. 3

    Operationalise the Cross River Social Investment Programme to support the elderly, women, youth and vulnerable groups (announced in the 2026 budget speech).

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Photo: Emmalegend, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons