These days, you would be lost trying to find Dr. Sir Dornclaimz Elechor Enamhe, but it won’t take a while to find him if you said “Mr. Think Cross River”. Dr. Enamhe is the immediate past Senior Special Assistant on Branding and Communication to Governor Ben Ayade.
Before that appointment, Enamhe had served as Chief of Staff to late John Okpa, the former Deputy Governor of the state.
He is one of the founding members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and has remained unwavering in his support for the party over the years.
During the 2019 general elections, Dr. Enamhe aspired to represent his people at the House of Representatives, when contested for the ticket of the Obanliku, Obudu, Bekwarra federal constituency ticket of the party but lost. He quickly overcame the loss and joined the train to campaign for all the PDP candidates in Cross River State.
Enamhe initiated the Think Cross River Brand which focused on sensitizing Cross River indigenes on appreciating the diversity and resourcefulness of the state in order to attract investors; promoted the State brand both locally and nationally on Print and electronic media; communicated product value, quality and style to educate and entice potential investors to Cross River State.
The Think Cross River Initiative also wrote media alerts and developed social media campaigns to promote the Government activities; snapped professional quality photographs to use on social media channels for promotional campaigns and created awareness to innovate and encourage youth participation in the Cross River State Dream
Dr. Enamhe, a graduate of the University of Calabar, is a creative, resourceful and flexible professional, seasoned administrator able to adapt to changing priorities and maintain a positive attitude and strong work ethics with a particular strength in bridging the gaps among people through Interpersonal relations.
He is also a visionary challenge driven successful Grassroots leader in both academic and community areas. A natural and persuasive communicator recognized both locally and internationally for keen ability to energize and inspire individuals to work towards achieving their common goals and excel in creating consensus among divergent groups.
Dr. Enamhe, is a passionate politician who has devoted more than 20 years to providing a stimulating environment for political matters by playing active roles in civic programs and interacting with media representatives.
A principled, disciplined, well driven Environmental Lawyer with a “can do attitude”, he possesses a strong inner motivational skills to excel with the intent of making definitive impact and performance history of thought leadership ethics.
Insiders say he is close to Gov. Ayade because he is a loyal, purposeful, innovative, humble and teachable, which are the qualities the Governor wants in his team.
But above all, Enamhe is fanatically Cross River in his thoughts and action. He never jokes with issues that have to do with Cross River State and Cross Riverians especially his Ogoja area.
Papa Dc as Enamhe, who is a good and effective communicator is popularly called, is celebrating his birthday today.
-Charles Nwagbara
