Kingsley Ibon Arikpo

Hon. Kingsley Ibon Arikpo is the APC-elected Executive Chairman of Obubra Local Government Area, Cross River State. Since taking office in late 2024, he has committed to transparency, peace building, rehabilitating health facilities, resolving boundary and community conflicts, and promoting agriculture and value-chains. His appointments have favored technocrats and professionals, and he has shown readiness to marry policy with action despite facing infrastructural, security, and administrative challenges. Public sentiment shows cautious optimism.