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Agom Jarigbe

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Member of the Senate of Nigeria
Assumed office
September 15, 2021
Preceded byRose Okoji Oko
ConstituencyCross River North
Personal details
Born
Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe

9 December 1970
Ogoja (Cross River)
NationalityNigerian
Political partyPeoples Democratic Party
SpouseOffiong Jarigbe
Children4
ResidenceAbuja
Alma materUniversity of Calabar
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.crossrivernorth.gov.ng

Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe (born December 9, 1970) is a Nigerian politician and 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.

In 2020 he contested and won the Cross River North Senatorial bye election. However, it was given to another candidate. In 2021, the Supreme Court had judgement in his favour and upheld him as the senator-elect for Cross River North.[1][2] He recontested the 2023 senatorial election and was reelected under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).[3]

Early life

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Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe comes from Ibil in the Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State. He attended the School of Basic studies in PortHarcourt, Rivers state, where he passed the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in 1990. He obtained a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Calabar, Cross River State in 2004. Jarigbe Agom bagged a Bachelor's degree in Law from Baze University in November 2022.

Awards and Recognitions

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In 2024, Senator Jarigbe was awarded the Cross River Most Outstanding Senator of the Year by Yala Achievers Summit & Award. This award was presented at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. Previously, he received the ICON of Humanitarian Service Award (2019), Legislator of the Year (2020) by the African Custodian, ICON of Nation Building Award (2021), and the Global Peace and Humanitarian Award (2022) by the United Nations.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Jarigbe Agom, a lawmaker par excellence". The Sun Nigeria. 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  2. ^ Ulom, Frank (2019-02-26). "Jarigbe Agom Wins Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency". The Paradise News. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  3. ^ "Jarigbe Agom of PDP reelected Senator of Cross River North". converseer.com. 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-03-03.