Comrade Emmanuel Ogbeche
By Our Reporter
This is good news emanating from Calabar, the Cross River State capital.
It is about the appointment of the Chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT, Abuja Council, Comrade Emmanuel Ogbeche, as the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State.
Ogbeche’s appointment was conveyed in a statement signed by Dr Innocent Eteng, Permanent Secretary, General Administration, Office of the Secretary to the State Government late on Monday.
Comrade Ogbeche, a renowned journalist and Unionist, until this recent appointment was Editor-at-large with THE WHISTLER, an online newspaper published by the The Whistler Communications Limited.
He is also serving his second term as the chairman, NUJ, FCT Council.
NATIONAL WAVES gathered that other appointments conveyed in the press statement are Prof Anthony Owan-Enoh as Secretary to the State Government (SSG); Hon Emmanuel Ironbark – Chief of Staff to the Governor; and Major-General Okoi Ubi Obono (rtd) – Senior Special Adviser-Security (State Security Adviser).
The list of appointees also include AIG John Abang (rtd) – Special Adviser-Security (Central); Mr Achu Ben Olayi – Special Adviser-Security (North); Commander Patrick Odiong – Special Adviser-Security (South); and Mr Sylvester Otu Abang – Acting State Chief of Protocol.
All the appointments take immediate effect.
