The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture in Cross River, Robert Ewa is dead.
Naija News understands that he passed away on Wednesday evening at the Arubah Specialist Hospital in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.
As at the time of filing this report, members of the Cross River State Executive Council and other aides of Governor Bassey Otu are gathered at the facility to mourn with the deceased family.
He was present at the state’s executive council meeting earlier on Wednesday which was presided Governor Otu.
Ewa served as Secretary and later, Chairman of the Boki Local Government Council. He also served as Special Adviser Community Relations and Secretary of the Anti-Deforestation Task Force.