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Agom Jarigbe hails from Ibil in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State. He is a politician,currently a member of the Senate in Nigeria's 9th National Assembly representing Cross River North and was a member of the House of Representatives in the 8th and 9th National Assembly representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency. Agom Jarigbe was elected into the Green Chamber in 2015 and has served for his second term in office.
The 2023 Cross River State gubernatorial election will take 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 is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term.
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.
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- ↑ "Senator Sandy Onor declares interest for Cross River governorship in 2023". Tribune Online. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ↑ clement (24 April 2019). "9th Senate: See Why Election For Senate President Would Spring A Surprise". SundiataPost. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ↑ "C/River Central Senator-Elect, Sandy Onor Receives Certificate of Return - PHOTOS". Boki Blog. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ↑ Newspapers, BluePrint (14 March 2019). "See full list of 101 senators-elect to get Certificate of Return". Blueprint. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ↑ "The Paradise - Local, National and International News".
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