NIGERIA (Cross River) –The Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke, has approved the appointment of 14 new permanent secretaries in the state civil service.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Mike Aniah, in Calabar on Wednesday.

According to the statement, the appointees are Freedom Ejom, Perpetua Aji, Clement Ntui, Susan Bassey, Inaku Emeka, John Odock and Edem Ita.

Others are Geraldline Akpet-Ekanem, Igbe Aruku, Ikong Ogbang, Helen Ubom, Asanye Ikpeme, Maurice Effiwat and Charles Eyong.

They would be sworn-in on January 14, at the Executive Council Chambers, Governor’s Office, Calabar.