Meet Sen. Bassey Otu
Prince Bassey Edet Otu was born on 18 October 1959 to the family of Late
Eld. & Mrs. Edet Okon Otu of Adiabo in Odukpani Local Government
Area of Cross River State. He grew up in his home city of Calabar and in
Jos, Plateau State, where his father had been assigned to the mission
of the Church of Scotland. He obtained a bachelor's degree in the
Faculty of Social Sciences from the University of Calabar. Before
entering politics, he was engaged in banking and then in the petroleum
sector..
Otu was elected a Member of House of Representatives in April 2003 to represent Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency and reelected in April 2007. Within this period (2003-2011), he was Chairman, House Committee on Petroleum (Upstream), Vice Chairman, House Committee on National Population and member of committees on Power, Ministry of Niger Delta, Inter-Parliamentary Relations, Inter-Intra Party Relations, Environment, Water Resources and Defense
In 2011, Otu was elected as Senator representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District. On arrival in the Senate, he became the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance and later Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking and other financial Institutions; he was also a member, Committee on Navy, Power, Petroleum and Water Resources. His impact at the Senate was adjudged by many to be till date unprecedented; his name is said to be synonymous with human empowerment and societal development.
Sen. Bassey Otu's Legacies
Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu's
Legacies in the National Assembly
It is a long established fact that Senator Otu's footprints in leadership and empowerment has been adjudged unprecedented. In his words, “I joined politics for service to humanity”. This is evidently true, as his record of representation in the national assembly and empowerment ranging from award of land documents, financial support, presentation of cars, scholarships etc. to constituents is yet to be broken
