The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Cross River comprises three Senators representing Cross River North,Cross River South,and Cross River Central,and eight Representatives representing Calabar Munincipal/Odukpani,Ogoja/Iyala,Ikom/Boki,Yakurr/Abi,Bekwarra/Obudu/Obanliku,Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South,Akamkpa/biase,and Obubra/ Etung.
Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan is a Nigerian politician and professor who served as the 14th president of the Nigerian Senate from 2019 to 2023. He represents the Yobe North Senatorial District in the Senate as a member of the All Progressives Congress.
Victor Ndoma-Egba is a Nigerian politician and former Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). He was a three-term Senator,representing Cross River Central Senatorial District of Cross River State in the Nigerian Senate from 2003 to 2015.
Ita Solomon Enang is the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs. He previously served as Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters (Senate) from 27 August 2015 to 29 May 2019. He is a Nigerian politician who represents the Itu and Ibiono Ibom Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State in the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2011. He was elected Senator for the Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District (Uyo) from 2011 to 2015.
Hadi Abubakar Sirika is the former Minister for Aviation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He is a former Member House of Representative,and former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,where he represented Katsina North Senatorial District under the platform of Congress for Progressive Change in 2011 election cycle. Sirika held the position of vice-chairman of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Committee set by the Nigerian Senate.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria,along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties,the party came to power following the victory of party candidate Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 presidential election. This marked the first time in Nigerian history that an opposition party unseated a governing party and power was transferred peacefully.
Bassey Albert Akpan CON is a Nigerian politician who has been a member of the Senate of Nigeria since June 2015. Previously,he was Commissioner of Finance in Akwa Ibom State from 2007 to 2014. He was first elected to the Senate in March 2015,to represent Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District and he won re-election for a second time in the February 2019 senatorial elections. He is a member of the ypp.ng.
John Owan Enoh born 4 June 1966) is a Nigerian politician,teacher,farmer,and philanthropist. He is currently the 36th Minister of Sports Development of Nigeria.
Senator Chief Gershom Henry Bassey is a Nigerian politician and multi - millionaire businessman. He is the senator representing Cross River South Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate. He is a senator of the 8th and 9th National Assembly in Nigeria respectively.
Sabo Mohammed Nakudu CON is a senator representing Jigawa South West District,Jigawa State,Nigeria. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) He was once a Member of the Governing Board,Federal University of Technology Minna. He was also the Chairman Jigawa State Presidential Committee on Solid Mineral. He served in the Federal House of Representative for two tenures (2007-2011) and (2011-2015). He also serves as Senator Federal Republic of Nigeria between 2015 and 2019. He was declared winner for Jigawa South West Senatorial District by The Returning Officer for the election,Prof. Adamu Isge. He announced that Sabo scored 224,543 votes to defeat his PDP opponent,Mustapha Sule Lamido,who scored 143,611 votes. Following the 2019 election,Sabo Nakudu was assigned the chairman senate committee on downstream (petroleum) resources. This later led to him chairing the Ad-hoc Committee on the longstanding PIB. The Senate on Thursday 1 July 2021 passed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) after nearly a year of deliberation. Having been revised on many occasions throughout the past thirteen years since it was first presented to the National Assembly in 2008,the PIB comprises a combination of 16 Nigerian petroleum laws that outline the governance framework that will attract investors into the country.
Cross River South Senatorial District is in Cross River State,Nigeria. It covers seven local governments areas of the state which include Calabar Municipality,Calabar South,Akpabuyo,Bakassi,Odukpani,Biase and Akampka. Asuquo Ekpenyong of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is the current senator representing the Cross River South Senatorial District at the Nigerian senate. On 24 May 2020,the Nigerian Navy arrested 42 suspected cultists during initiation at Akpabuyo LGA in Cross River South Senatorial District.
The 2023 Nigerian gubernatorial elections were held for state governors in 31 out of 36 Nigerian states. All but three elections were held on 18 March—concurrent with elections to every state house of assembly,three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections—while the Imo State,Kogi State,and Bayelsa State elections will be held on 11 November. The last regular gubernatorial elections for all states were in 2019. All states have a two term limit for Governors which makes 18 incumbent governors ineligible for re-election.
The 2023 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election took place on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Akwa Ibom State,concurrent with elections to the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date —was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term. Former commissioner Umo Eno held the office for the PDP by a 34% margin over first runner-up and YPP nominee —Senator Bassey Albert Akpan.
The 2023 Cross River State gubernatorial election took place on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Cross River State,concurrent with elections to the Cross River State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—will be held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Benedict Ayade was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term.
The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Cross River State held on February 23,2019,to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Cross River State. Onor Sandy Ojang representing Cross River Central,Oko Rose Okoji representing Cross River North and Bassey Gershom Henry representing Cross River South all won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party.
The 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Cross River State was held on February 23,2019,to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Cross River State,Nigeria.
Asuquo Ekpenyong is a Nigerian politician and financial analyst. He is the former Cross River State Commissioner for Finance and is currently the senator representing Cross River south senatorial district and the youngest Senator in the Nigerian Senate.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Cross River State will be held on 25 February 2023,to elect the 3 federal Senators from Cross River State,one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election,as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives;with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Cross River State will be held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections,including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate,will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
Eteng Jonah Williams is a Nigerian Senator representing Cross River Central Senatorial District and the Former Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly.
