Bassey Edet Otu, Cross River State Governor To Meet Dead Army General, Supreme Court Judge In APC Stakeholders Meeting

<h4>Bassey Edet Otu<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<h4><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that His Excellency&comma; Bassey Edet Otu&comma; Cross River State Governor is expected to meet All Progressives Congress&comma; APC Stakeholders in a meeting scheduled for Monday&comma; February 16&comma; 2026 at Calabar International Convention Centre &lpar;CICC&rpar; by 3&colon;00 pm&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Among the stakeholders the governor is expected to meet is General Edward Unimna Rtd&comma; who is dead and has been buried since last year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Major General Edward Ushie Unimna &lpar;Rtd&rpar; was a distinguished Nigerian Army infantry officer from Ohong&comma; Obudu&comma; Cross River State&comma; who passed away in March 2025&period; A 1968 commissioned officer&comma; he notably served as the Chief Military Observer for the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">UN Angola<&sol;a> Verification Mission II &lpar;UNAVEM II&rpar; from 1991–1992&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Number 4 on the list&comma; Honorable Justice Emmanuel Agim is a sitting Justice of the Supreme Court&comma; who&comma; by ethics&comma; should not be in such a meeting in which case many doubt if the respected Supreme Court Judge is aware of such political arrangement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The VC of UNICAL and UNICROSS&comma; who will usually be Returning Officers&comma; during the general elections were also listed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Professor Peter Oti&comma; was also listed on the list for Obanlikwu LGA&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The letter of invite and official notice of the meeting reads&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>PRESS RELEASE<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>APC Stakeholders’ Meeting with the Governor<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress &lpar;APC&rpar;&comma; Cross River State Chapter&comma; Ntufam Ekum Ekok Ojogu&comma; cordially invites the underlisted critical stakeholders across the 18 Local Government Councils to a Pre-Congress briefing by the Leader of our Party in the State&comma; His Excellency&comma; Sen&period; Prince Dr&period; Bassey Edet Otu&comma; Executive Governor of Cross River State&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Date&colon; Monday&comma; 16th February&comma; 2026<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>Venue&colon; Calabar International Convention Centre &lpar;CICC&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>Time&colon; 3&colon;00 p&period;m&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Also expected to attend are members of the State Caretaker Committee and the respective Chapter Chairmen of our Party&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Please note that only invited persons will be allowed within the vicinity of the meeting&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Signed&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>Hon&period; Emmanuel Edem Inyang&comma; JP<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>Publicity Secretary<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>Executive Caretaker Committee<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>APC Cross River State Chapter<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>14th February&comma; 2026&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;33520" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-33520" style&equals;"width&colon; 260px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-33520" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;02&sol;Calabar-260x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Bassey Edet Otu&comma; Cross River State Governor To Meet Dead General&comma; Supreme Court Judge In APC Stakeholders Meeting" width&equals;"260" height&equals;"300" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-33520" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>List of stakeholders invited<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;