Nigeria, June 12 -- The Cross River State House of Assembly has endorsed Governor Bassey Otu for a second term in office.

The lawmakers announced the endorsement on Tuesday at the Governor's Office in Calabar, while presenting nine new bills passed by the assembly to the governor for assent.

"The endorsement motion was moved by the Deputy Speaker, Sylvester Agabi, and supported by the Deputy Leader of the House, Davis Ettah, symbolizing a strong partnership between the executive and legislative arms of government."

This is contained in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday by Governor Otu's spokesperson, Nsa Gill.

At the ceremony, the Speaker of the Assembly, Elvert Ayambem, congratulated the governor on his second anniversar...