Prominent Cross River stakeholder and community leader, High Chief Higgins Peters, has awarded Governor Bassey Edet Otu an emphatic 80 per cent performance rating, declaring that the administration’s achievements in infrastructure renewal, investment attraction, and economic repositioning constitute compelling evidence of purposeful leadership that even his fiercest critics would find difficult to discount.
​Speaking on Wednesday morning during a media briefing at the Press Centre in Calabar, Peters asserted that the governor’s “People First” agenda has delivered tangible progress across the state’s three senatorial districts within a short timeframe. ​Highlighting key pillars of the administration’s performance, Peters pointed to aggressive infrastructure projects, most notably the ongoing rehabilitation of vital transit corridors such as the Okuku-Okpoma-Mfon Road in Cross River North, as clear proof of balanced developmental attention.
He further noted that the administration’s decisive interventions in state security have successfully restored investor confidence, transforming Cross River into an attractive destination for foreign and domestic capital. ​On the economic front, Peters commended rural empowerment initiatives and agricultural programs like Project GROW, alongside targeted social safety net transfers, for directly improving living standards for vulnerable citizens. ​
“Governor Bassey Otu’s performance in infrastructure renewal, security, and economic turnaround speaks for itself,” Peters told reporters. “An 80 per cent rating is a conservative reflection of the practical work happening across Cross River State. These achievements represent compelling evidence of purposeful leadership that even his fiercest critics would find difficult to discount.”
​Echoing these sentiments at the gathering, community representative Francis Finian Offionor commended Governor Otu for fostering inclusive governance and maintaining strong synergy with regional leaders to ensure even distribution of state resources. ​The media session concluded with Peters urging political groups, community leaders, and residents across Cross River to rally behind the administration’s long-term developmental vision.
