Bassey Otu
Bassey Otu | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Cross River State | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2023 | |
| Deputy | Peter Odey |
| Preceded by | Ben Ayade |
| Senator for Cross River South | |
| In office 6 June 2011 – 6 June 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Bassey Ewa-Henshaw |
| Succeeded by | Gershom Bassey |
| Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from Cross River | |
| In office 3 June 2003 – 6 June 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Nya Asuquo |
| Succeeded by | Toyo Esu |
| Constituency | Calabar Municipal / Odukpani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 October 1959 Calabar, Eastern Region, British Nigeria (now in Cross River State, Nigeria) |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress (2016–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Peoples Democratic Party (before 2016) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Bassey Edet Otu (born 18 October 1959) popularly known as Sweet Prince is a Nigerian politician and the current governor of Cross River State Southern Nigeria. who served as a onetime senator for Cross River South from 2011 to 2015, and a onetime representative of Calabar Municipal/Odukpani constituency of Cross River State, in the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2011.