Politics
10th Assembly: Alvert Ayambem Emerges Cross River Speaker
The Cross River State 10th House of Assembly has formerly been inaugurated, with Honourable Alvert Ayambem elected as Speaker of the House while, Honourable Sylvester Agabi as Deputy Speaker of the House.
The House arrived at the decision after Ayambem and Agabi were both nominated unopposed by the House.
In his maiden address to the House, the speaker, Alvert Ayambem, affirmed that the 10th Assembly is christened the People’s Assembly. According to him: “We (The Assembly) affirm, that our resolve to preserve the labour of our heroes past, has not found more expression than it would be in the 10th Assembly, which I cystatin ‘the people’s Assembly.
“Today I am here and can boldly exclaim, ‘na me be this! To my colleagues, I am neither your Boss nor your Leader, but just a privileged first among equals. I do not take this confidence you have reposed in me for granted, it could have been any of us in this hallowed chamber.
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“25 of us are here gathered, whatever vehicles of political persuasions facilitated our coming thus far, must at this point lose its relevance, to the bye-partisan conversations of a greater Cross River.
“Our membership of the 10th Assembly, must not be lost on the realities of time; hunger, insecurity, underdevelopment, unemployment and weak institutions, respect for political alignment are the reasons this Assembly must overlook political differences and give priority to project – Cross River”.
The speaker who is a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC), emphasised that most of the House members, just like himself are products of public institutions which according to him “are currently bastardised”.
He, however, pledged that Constituents will see these systems functional again as “there will be no Arm Chair Legislation”.
Further details from the event show that other principal officers of the House are: Majority leader is Honourable Bassey Asuquo, from Odukpani State constituency and of APC, the Deputy Majority Leader is Rt. Honourable Davies Etta of Abi state constituency also of the APC.
Others are; Chief Whip Rt. Hon. Hillary Bisong Boki 2 State constituency, APC, Deputy Chief Whip Rt. Honourable Ovat Agbor, Obubra 1 state constituency also APC, Minority Leader of the House, Hon. Abang Neji Ikom 1 state constituency, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Deputy Minority Leader is Honourable Rita Ayim, representing Ogoja state constituency also of the PDP.
The rest are Minority Whip, Honourable Charles Omang (PDP) representing Bekwarra, State Constituency, while the Deputy Minority Whip is Honourable Achadu Martins (PDP) representing Yala 2 State constituency.
(Tribune)
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