Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe (born December 9, 1970) is a Nigerian politician and a member of the

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in Nigeria's 9th National Assembly representing Cross River North and was a member of the

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in the

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and 9th

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representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency. Agom Jarigbe was elected to 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

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had judgement in his favour and upheld him as the senator-elect for Cross River North. He recontested the 2023 senatorial election and was reelected under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Early life

Jarigbe comes from Ibil in the Ogoja Local Government Area of

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. He attended the School of Basic studies in PortHarcourt,

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, 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 earned a bachelor's degree in law from Baze University in November 2022.https://tempoonline.com.ng/jarigbe-agom-biography-age-wife-career/

Awards and Recognitions

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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jarigbe, Agom 1972 births Living people Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) politicians University of Calabar alumni Members of the 8th National Assembly (Nigeria) Members of the 9th National Assembly (Nigeria) Senators of the 10th National Assembly (Nigeria) Senators of the 9th National Assembly (Nigeria)