C’River North: Stakeholders Endorse Jarigbe, Blast Ayade over Abysmal Performance
By Isabella Okon, Ogoja
Retired seasoned technocrats and major political leaders in Northern Senetorial District of Cross River have formally endorsed Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe for a return ticket to the Red Chamber of the National Assembly as the Senator for Cross River North.

According to them, the outright endorsement is predicated on the litany of people oriented projects attracted to the district within a year in the Red Chamber since he mounted the saddle August 2021 as the Senator representing Cross River North after a protracted legal tussle.

Addressing a bipartisan mammoth crowd at TCC Ogoja to flag off a One Million Man Match organised to drum up support for Senator Jarigbe of the People’s Democratic Party , the various Speakers lauded Senator Jarigbe for Outstanding Performance despite his short stint at the Upper Chamber.
In his speech, a retired Permanent Secretary and former Chairman of the State Forestry Commission, Dr Ikanni Wogar lauded Senator Jarigbe for raising the bar in effective representation with visible and needful projects across the 54 wards in Northern Cross River.
Dr Wogar opined that”the Senatorial election is of peculiar interest to us, it’s a contest between light and darkness. Jarigbe is the light of Northern Cross River , we have been groping in the dark characterized by absent of basic amenities, outright neglect and underdevelopment since the advent of Democracy in 1999. This account for the reason we are presently the least developed part of the state despite our enormous human and natural resources .It is an irony that that we have a sitting governor with no visible impact in his own backyard, it is shameful, we are returning Jarigbe to sustain the momentum of sustainable development we are witnessing”.
Speaking, a retired military officer Major Mike Otiwa said the electorate will go for the best having seen the antecedents of the two major contestants the senate race. “The cream of contestants paraded by PDP is our best bet,lets use their score cards of Jarigbe and Ayade as the yardstick for our vote ,our choice is success over failure. Jarigbe and the PDP represent success”.
In their submissions, a one time Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission Barrister Idi Yakubu and renowned grassroots political leader, Chief Dr Udiade Udiade described as unprecedented the massive developmental strides of Senator Jarigbe vowing to mobilized effectively for landslide victory of the PDP.
In an interview a member of the organising committee for the one million man match Mr Ajie Inok disclosed that the event was initiated by a bipartisan network across the North to drum up support for the Senator in appreciation of his impressive score card within a brief period of one year.
In his words, “this is the first time we are enjoying dividends of democracy in Northern Cross River, we are seeing construction of bridges, roads, school blocks, drilling of boreholes , award of scholarships and employment opportunities facilitated by a Senator, meanwhile we have a sitting Governor who has failed woefully even in his locality , we can not reward failure with our senatorial seat, he was in the Senate before and nothing to show,good governance is our quest”.
The mammoth crowd comprising market women, traders, cyclists, students , farmers as well card carrying members of APC.and the PDP shut down commercial activities along Mission , Hospital , Isiboiry and TCC Roads within Ogoja.