Cross River Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has granted Miss Arit Abam, an ex-corps member, automatic employment in the state civil service for honouring her father’s sacrifices to give her a higher education.
Arit Abam returned to her father’s thatched house in the village and filmed herself marching towards him. She expressed her gratitude to her father with her military-style salute, and she handed over her NYSC jacket and face cap. She posted the video on social media with her touching words of gratitude and a call to young people not to be ashamed of their humble backgrounds. It eventually went viral.
Recall that Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, touched by Arit’s expression of gratitude and the story of the father’s sacrifice to see his child through school, recently sent a delegation to Ugep, Yakurr local government area of Cross River State, for some background checks.
Upon the team’s verification of the story, Governor Eno pledged to build a three-bedroom flat for Mr. Abam and his family as recognition of his sacrifices.
Governor Bassey Otu commended Governor Umo Eno’s gesture towards Arit Abam, an exemplary Cross River youth, noting that it affirms the relationship between the two sister states.
Otu hosted Arit in his office, where he charged youths in Cross River State and beyond to emulate acts he described as “worthy of reward.”
A graduate of Mass Communication from Temple Gate Polytechnic, Aba, Abia State, Arit expressed thanks to Governor Otu for his magnanimity, which she sees as an encouragement towards maintaining cultural standards and values while acknowledging God for earning goodwill through a simple act of gratitude.
Governor Otu gave Miss Arit the privilege to choose any ministry, department, or agency she would prefer to work with within the state civil service.
The Secretary to the Cross River State Government, Prof. Owan Enoh, and the Commissioner for Social Welfare and Community Development, Bishop Margaret Ene-Ita, were both mandated to reach out to the ex-corps member, which they did and escorted her before the State Governor.
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