Yesterday, in Allege Urban, late Mr. Emmanuel Orim, the elder brother of the former Chief of Staff of the Cross River State Government, was laid to rest. Among those present at the funeral to commiserate with Chief Martin Orim was the Deputy Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Sylvester Agabi, the member of the House of Assembly representing Ogoja, Engineer Dr Thomas Aruku, and other notable individuals.
The All Progressive Congress’s Obudu Chapter Chairman, Mr. Hilary Ibli, and Bekwara Chapter Mr. Joe Odama, were also present alongside a group of stakeholders from Obudu, Bekwara and Obanliku.
Speaking at the funeral, Mr Joe Odama stated that the main reason they had come was to express their condolences to the former Chief of Staff, who, in his opinion, always knew how to rally his supporters when assigned to a public role.
Odama expressed gratitude to Chief Orim for his continuous contributions to development despite not being in public office. ” Chief Orim has been doing incredibly well and is accomplishing a lot. He is a great politician, and he knows the political business, Odama added.
