Specifically, he intends to focus on three commodities: palm oil and fisheries in the south and cocoa in the central region.
Otu revealed his plans during his inauguration speech at the UJ Esuene Stadium in Calabar, stating that agriculture would be the key to increasing the state’s revenue. His vision is to revitalize oil palm and fisheries in Calabar and establish trade consolidation centers for cocoa in Ikom and rice in Ogoja.
Otu is determined to build a robust agricultural ecosystem in the state and leverage all legal and trade opportunities for Tinapa to succeed. He believes that he can change the course of Cross River State’s fortunes by implementing this plan, which is a continuation of his predecessor’s foundation.
In addition to his agricultural plans, Otu also aims to revitalise the state’s civil service, whose 75% workforce is set to retire by the end of the year. He hopes to work with the Labour Union to find sustainable solutions to the issue of a depleting civil service and the backlog of staff promotions, which is estimated to cost over 54 billion in severance pay.
