By Ani Bassey
Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade has expressed sadness over the death of a member of the State House of Assembly, Hon. (Lady) Elizabeth Edem Ironbar.
Hon. Ironbar representing Akpabuyo state constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly died Tuesday after a protracted illness.
In a statement signed by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr. Christian Ita, Ayade described the lawmaker’s death as a huge loss to the state.
“As a government, we are saddened by the unfortunate departure of Hon. Elizabeth Edem Ironbar. She was a proud daughter of our dear state and a consummate lawmaker.
“Her demise is a huge loss to Cross River and the State House of Assembly. Hon. Ironbar’s robust contributions to legislation in our state will be sorely missed”, the governor said.
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Mrs Ironbar was a staunch member of the People’s Democratic Party as well as the brain behind the Cross River State Disability Commission Bill.
She refused to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) when 18 other members defected together with Gov Ben Ayade.
Ironbar is the fourth Cross River House of Assembly member to die within the last four years.
Others are Stephen Ukpukpen of Obudu State Constituency, John Nkoro of Ikom, and again another Obudu lawmaker, Godwin Akwaji, who replaced Ukpukpen.
