Robert Ewa, the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture in Cross River, has passed away.
He died on Wednesday evening at the Arubah Specialist Hospital in Calabar, the state’s capital.
At the time of this report, members of the Cross River State Executive Council and aides of Governor Bassey Otu had gathered at the hospital to mourn with the deceased’s family.
Ewa had attended the state’s executive council meeting earlier on Wednesday, which was presided over by Governor Otu.
He previously served as Secretary and later Chairman of the Boki Local Government Council, as well as Special Adviser for Community Relations and Secretary of the Anti-Deforestation Task Force.
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