The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture in Cross River State, Abubakar Robert Ewa, has passed away at the age of 61.
Ewa died on Wednesday evening at Arubah Specialist Hospital in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.
Members of the Cross River State Executive Council and aides of Governor Bassey Otu gathered at the hospital to console the family and mourn his loss.
Ewa had attended the state’s executive council meeting earlier that day, presided over by Governor Otu. His sudden death came as a shock to his colleagues and the state government.
Ewa had a long history of public service. He was the Secretary and later Chairman of the Boki Local Government Council. He also served as Special Adviser on Community Relations and Secretary of the Anti-Deforestation Task Force in Cross River State.
