2 August 2019
The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Eteng Jonah Williams, Thursday on the floor of the House announced the membership of special and standing committees of the 9th Assembly, 21 of them in number.
Below are the committees, their chairpersons and members:
1. Selection Committee:
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Chairman
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Member
Rt. Hon. Okon Ephraim – Member
Rt. Hon. Fred Osim – Member
Rt. Hon. Regina Anyogo – Member
2. House Service and Security:
Hon. Elbert Ayambem Ekom – Chairman
Hon. Cynthia A. Nkanu – Vice Chairman
Rt. Hon. Charles Ekpe – Member
Rt. Hon. Regina Anyogo – Member
Rt. Hon. Ogbor Ogbor – Member
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Dep. Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Leader – Ex-officio member
3. Business and Rules Leadership:
*There is no membership here at the moment.
4. Judiciary, Public Service Matters, Public Petitions and Conflict Resolution:
Rt. Hon. Efa Esua – Chairman
Hon. Chris Mbu-Ogar – Vice Chairman
Hon. Godwin Akwaji – Member
Hon. Davies Etta – Member
Rt. Hon. Charles Ekpe – Member
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Dep. Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Leader – Ex-officio member.
5. Public Accounts:
Rt. Hon. Friday Okpechi – Chairman
Hon. Edward Ajang – Vice Chairman
Rt. Hon. Fred Osim – Member
Rt. Hon. Okon Ephraim
Rt. Hon. Elizabeth Ironbar – Member
Hon. Cynthia Nkasi – Member
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Dep. Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Leader – Ex-officio member.
6. Finance and Appropriation:
Hon. Sunday Achunekang – Chairman
Hon. Ekpo Ekpo Bassey – Vice Chairman
Rt. Hon. Regina Anyogo – Member
Rt. Hon. Okon Ephraim – Member
Hon. Davies Etta – Member
Hon. Bassey Asuquo – Member
Hon. Chris Mbu-Ogar – Member
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Dep. Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Leader – Ex-officio member.
7. Transport & Marine Services:
Rt. Hon. Ogbor Ogbor Udop – Chairman
Rt. Hon. Hilary Bisong – Vice Chairman
Hon. Edward Ajang – Member
Rt. Hon. Okon Ephraim – Member
Hon. Frank Ovat – Member
Hon. Elbert Ayambem – Member
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Dep. Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Leader – Ex-officio member.
8. Petroleum, Gas and Solid Minerals Development:
Rt. Hon. Hilary Bisong – Chairman
Hon. Elvert Ayambem Ekom – Vice Chairman
Rt. Hon. Okon Ephraim – Member
Rt. Hon. Fred Osim – Member
Hon. Godwin Akwaji – Member
Rt. Hon. Efa Esua – Member
Rt. Hon. Nelson Ofem – Member
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Dep. Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Leader – Ex-officio member.
9. Works and Infrastructure:
Rt. Hon. Nelson Ofem – Chairman
Rt. Hon. Efa Esua – Vice Chairman
Hon. Edward Ajang – Member
Rt. Hon. Friday Okpechi – Member
Hon. Bassey Asuquo – Member
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Dep. Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Leader – Ex-officio member.
10. Lands, Housing & New Cities Development:
Hon. Godwin Akwaji – Chairman
Hon. Francis Ovar – Vice Chairman
Rt. Hon. Regina Anyogo – Member
Rt. Hon. Efa Esua – Member
Rt. Hon. Elizabeth Ironbar – Member
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Dep. Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Leader – Ex-officio member.
11. Commerce, Industry, PPP & Privatization:
Hon. Chris Mbu-Ogar – Chairman
Hon. Francis Asuquo- Vice Chairman
Rt. Hon. Okon Ephraim – Member
Hon. Edward Ajang – Member
Hon. Sunday Achunekang- Member
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Dep. Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Leader – Ex-officio member.
12. Education:
Rt. Hon. Itam V. Abang – Chairman
Rt. Hon. Friday Okpechi – Vice Chairman
Hon. Cynthia A. Nkasi – Member
Rt. Hon. Ogbor Ogbor Udop – Member
Rt. Hon. Charles Ekpe – Member
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Dep. Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Leader – Ex-officio member.
13. Culture, Tourism and Events Management:
Hon. Cynthia A. Nkasi – Chairman
Hon. Sunday Achunekang – Vice Chairman
Rt. Hon. Mathew Olory – Member
Hon. Francis Ovat – Member
Rt. Hon. Elizabeth Ironbar – Member
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Dep. Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Leader – Ex-officio member.
14. Youth and Sports Development:
Hon. Francis Ovat – Chairman
Rt. Hon. Mathew Olory – Vice Chairman
Hon. Cynthia A. Nkasi – Member
Rt. Hon. Hilary Bisong – Member
Rt. Hon. Ekpo Ekpo – Member
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Dep. Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Leader – Ex-officio member
15. Information and Communication Technology and Public Affairs:
Hon. Francis B.Asuquo – Chairman
Rt. Hon. Nelson Ofem – Vice Chairman
Rt. Hon. Ogbor Ogbor Udop – Member
Rt. Hon. Itam V. Abang – Member
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Dep. Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Leader – Ex-officio member
16. Agriculture & Natural Resources:
Rt. Hon. Charles Ekpe – Chairman
Hon. Godwin Akwaji – Vice Chairman
Rt. Hon. Fred Osim – Member
Rt. Hon. Regina Anyogo – Member
Rt. Hon. Okon Ephraim – Member
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Dep. Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Leader – Ex-officio member
17. Health Services:
Rt. Hon. Ekpo Ekpo Bassey – Chairman
Hon. Davies Etta -Vice Chairman
Hon. Sunday Achunekang – Member
Hon. Chris Mbu-Ogar- Member
Hon. Ogbor Ogbor Udop – Member
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Dep. Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Leader – Ex-officio member
18. NDDC/Women Affairs, Social Welfare & General Development:
Rt. Hon. Elizabeth Ironbar – Chairman
Rt. Hon. Charles Ekpe – Vice Chairman
Rt. Hon. Nelson Ofem – Member
Hon. Godwin Akwaji – Member
Rt. Hon. Itam Abang – Member
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Dep. Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Leader – Ex-officio member
19. Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development:
Rt. Hon. Mathew Olory – Chairman
Rt. Hon. Ogbor Ogbor Udop – Vice Chairman
Rt. Hon. Fred Osim – Member
Rt. Hon. Regina Anyogo – Member
Hon. Chris Mbu-Ogar – Member
Rt. Hon. Ekpo Ekpo – Member
Hon. Sunday Achunekang – Member
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Dep. Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Leader – Ex-officio member
20. Water Supply/Sanitation and Environmental Matters:
Hon. Davies Etta – Chairman
Rt. Hon. Itam V. Abang – Vice Chairman
Hon. Sunday Achunekang- Member
Rt. Hon. Itam V. Abang – Member
Rt. Hon. Nelson Ofem – Member
Hon. Chris Mbu-Ogar -Member
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Dep. Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Leader – Ex-officio member
21. Due Process, Anti Corruption, International Donor Support and SDG’s:
Hon. Edward Ajang – Chairman
Rt. Hon. Elizabeth Ironbar – Vice Chairman
Hon. Nelson Ofem – Member
Hon. Bassey Asuquo Francis – Member
Rt. Hon. Okpechi Friday Gabriel – Member
Rt. Hon. Eteng J. Williams – Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey – Dep. Speaker – Ex-officio member
Rt. Hon. Peter Odey – Leader – Ex-officio member
