File: Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River
Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has directed his aides who reported social commentator and businessman, Denis Odama, to the police to withdraw their complaint against him.
Otu also directed the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice to urgently review the case and take steps to discontinue the prosecution, paving the way for Odama’s release from the correctional centre and reunion with his family.
The governor disclosed this in a statement posted on his verified Facebook page on Wednesday, saying he had been fully briefed on the matter involving Odama, who was reported to the police by some of his aides over what he described as a “derogatory and insidious” statement against him.
Otu said, “As a father and leader, I have directed the aides involved to withdraw their complaint against Mr. Odama.”
