The Cross River State immediate past commissioner for information and orientation, Barr Mrs Rosemary Archibong has been honoured with the award of Excellence in Honour of her Contributions in Cross River State Ministry Of Information and Orientation . Her award came in two folds as the initiative also made her a matron of the initiative in Bakassi local Government area of the state.
Chief Samuel Egba expressed overwhelming joy and satisfaction on service delivery envisaged in the last four years she was saddled with the responsibility of commissioner for information and Orientation cross river state.
Barr Mrs Rosemary Archibong -Cross River Ex-information Boss Bags Cross River Town Hall Initiative Award Of Excellence/Bakkassi LGA matron
Cross River Town Hall Initiative find it necessary to honour her for her motherly and moral support over years. Chief Samuel Egba further exrayed her commitments in terms of unifying people not minding their political parties or religion, she believes in unity of purpose. Chief Samuel concluded by thanking His Excellency the Governor, Sir Ben Ayade for engaging competent, qualified and capable personality like her into His Cabinet. In appreciation, Barr Mrs Rosemary Archibong thanked “Cross River Town Hall Initiative” for the honour and recognition of His Excellency Sir. Sen Prof Benedict Bengioshuye Ayade led administration achievement in ministry of information and Orientation . She further stated some achievement of the Ministry Under her watch as the commissioner as follows; the upgrade of CRBC V-SAT equipment, through the acquisition of Bandwidth Satellite which boosted signal reception beyond the state. Which of course entails payment of bandwidth license fees, which was done but expired, which explains the break experienced. Modalities worked out on how to sustain automatic renewal of the license.
Procurement process concluded through the state EXCO, on the purchase of Digital Set Top Boxes manufactured in EPZ, Calabar. With that, not only is CRBC viewed on satellite but 30 other Channels. She initiated the TV/Radio programme called INFO QUIZ, a citizen-engagement and prize- giving initiative geared towards engaging participants in showing in-depth knowledge of projects and programmes of the state government.
Apart from her Daily Info Bulletin on dedicated e-mails and social media platforms, the Ex-commissioner introduced the Citizen engagement Town Hall Styled programme- THE CONVERSATION across the 3 Senatorial zones where paramount Rulers, Clergy, Youths, Women, private sector and the general public interface with Government Appointees on Government agenda. Under her watch, a You-tube and two facebook platforms were created as sources of Government information database, not forgotting the Giant Strides MAGAZINES published by her Ministry, the Pidgin English Village Square TV program, the training seminars notably the seminar with the Theme THE CAN-DO SPIRIT that futured an international Life Coach, James Abiona as Guest Speaker. The purchase and installed equipment of the Digital Press which is an inherited project, the Newspaper Corporation building which is also an inherited project is handled in phases.
The compled C. I.C.C and monorail. They also took up the ITM, Ugep and the terrible dilapidated state library complex.
She concluded by weighing the heavy burden and competing demands on the state very lean resources should elicit applause to the Governor Sir. Prof Benedict Bengioshuye Ayade for His dogged handling of inherited infrastructural liabilities as well as human capital liabilities, especially in the light of the humongous life-enhancing, state-elevating legacy projects of his.
