Gov. Bassey Otu has forwarded a 26-man list of commissioner nominees to the Cross River House of Assembly.
Speaker of the house, Elvert Ayambem disclosed this in Calabar late Thursday, just as he commended the governor for forwarding the list to the Assembly within the stipulated time.
The speaker said the nominees represent the 18 Local Government Areas in the state.
“The governor took his time to select the nominees to ensure that all of them are square pegs in square holes; the nominees are credible people.
“However, I promise that the House will be thorough while scrutinising the nominees and also carry out effective oversight of Ministries, Department and Agencies, (MDAs) in the state to ensure accountability,” he said
The list , which was referred to the House Committee on Judiciary for proper scrutiny, has Sen. Stephen Odey, Mr Mike Odere, Dr. Justin Beshel, Mrs Agnes Atsu, Dr. Beatrice Igwe, among others as nominees.
