Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe
Senator-Cross River North
All Progressives Congress Cross River State
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Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe is the sitting APC Senator for Cross River North. A former House of Representatives member (2015–2021), he won a court battle to reclaim the Cross River North Senate seat and was sworn in on 15 September 2021, then re-elected in 2023. He heads the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Gas). In October 2025, he defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He is known for community infrastructure delivery, bursaries, and legislative advocacy on gas sector reform in the Niger Delta.
Education
- West African Senior Secondary Certificate (School of Basic Studies, Port Harcourt, 1990)
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, University of Calabar (2004)
- Law degree (LL.B), Baze University (completed 2022)
Professional Background
- Served in House of Representatives, representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency, from 2015 to 2021 (8th & 9th Assembly)
- Elected Senator Cross River North in June 2020 by-election; later removed; reinstated by Supreme Court judgment and sworn in September 2021
- Re‑elected in February 2023 general election
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