For the people of the Obudu, Bekwarra, and Obanliku (OBO) Federal Constituency, and indeed other Cross Riverians, the last three years has been a quantum leap in what legislative experience has ever been to them.
Rt. Hon. Peter Akpanke has made perfect, the meaning of representation at the Green Chamber giving lively hopes to his Constituents.
During the period under review, Rt. Hon. Akpanke has made tremendous people-oriented legislative imprints culminating in the following bills, motions and oversights, including:
• 6 Motions, Bills and Petitions
• Completed 51+ Projects
• 7 Ongoing Projects
• 15+ Empowerment Programmes
• 900 Education Support: JAMB forms
• 54 Law School Grant
• 10 scholarships
• Medical Outreach 10,456 reached; 112 surgeries; 19 referrals
• Job Placements: 38 for Constituents in Federal and State Agencies
LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
(Bills, Motions and Petitions)
* A Bill for the Establishment of the Federal University of Technology, Obanliku.
* Motion for the Rehabilitation of Obudu Dam/Ranch Resort.
* Co-sponsored motion on the potential loss of Cross River Territory to Cameroon
* Petition on behalf of students unjustly withdrawn from the University of Calabar (UNICAL)
* Co-sponsored motion on demarcation and opposition to ceding Danere and Bajua communities
* Motion on the indiscriminate issuance of Certificates of No Objection (Bureau of Public Procurement engaged)
* Motion addressing the spate of kidnappings at UNICAL, Calabar
This and more to come have broaden the understanding that Rt. Hon. Akpanke was and is truly prepared to represent the people of OBO even effectively.