A former aspirant of the Federal House of Representatives in Cross River State, Hon Martha Agba, has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in Cross River State, Barrister Alphonsus Ogar Eba on his appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Chairman, Governing Council, Board of Rubber Research Institute, Benin City. 

Ms Agba also felicitated with him on his nomination by the National Executive Council of the party as the sole nominee representing the South South geo- political zone into the Seven ( 7) APC man Constitution Review Committee. 

In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, Honourable Agba stated that the saying that the reward for hard work is more work has found its proper landing on the head of one of Nigeria’s most active, vibrant and energetic State Chairmen in recent history. 

The statement reads in part: Exactly one year after leading his colleagues to the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR to appeal to the President for a fit and  proper reward for Party stalwarts including States Chairmen of APC, the President has kept his promise with the appointment of All 36 states Chairmen of APC including the APC Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. 

“Today, the Cross River State APC Chairman along  his colleagues were received by the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) for documentation and official receipt of their Appointment Letters. 

“In yet another development, the Appointment of Barr. Alphonsus Ogar Eba by the APC National Executive Committee (NEC) in the last NEC meeting of 26th February 2025, as the sole nominee representing the South South Geo political zone into the Seven ( 7) APC man  Constitution Review Committee was perfected by the receipt of a signed letter of Appointment duly signed by the National Chairman of APC, His Excellency, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje CON to Barr. Alphonsus Ogar Eba. 

The Seven Member Constitution Review Committee has, Governor of Yobe  State, H.E. Mai Mala Buni as Chairman, Governor of Nasarawa State, Engr. Abdullahi Sule as Member, Governor of Borno State, H. E. Prof Babagana Umaru Zulum as Member, former Governor of Katsina State / Former Speaker of House of Reps. H. E. Aminu Bello Masari as Member, Sen. Michael Bamidele Opeyemi, Leader of Nigerian Senate as Member, Hon. Mariam Onuoha, Hon. Member, House of Reps. from Abia State as Member, and Barr. Alphonsus Ogar Eba, APC Chairman Cross River State / National Secretary, Forum of APC State Chairmen in Nigeria as Member. 

The National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress Prof. Kana SAN is to serve as the Secretary to the Constitution Review Committee. 

The highly elated Cross River State APC Chairman after receiving his Appointment letter proceeded to present it to the Governor of Cross River State at his Asokoro residence. His Excellency, Sen. Bassey Otu who congratulated the APC chairman for the befitting recognition also praised and  commended the  quality and character of the Cross River State APC Chairman. 

In his reaction to his appointment, Barr. Alphonsus Ogar Eba, thanked God Almighty for the grace upon his life and also expressed his gratitude to President Tinubu  for finding him worthy to serve as Chairman of a Federal Governing Board in the Agriculture sub sector which Eba said  he is so passionate about. 

Eba  further commended the Governor of the State, H. E. Prince Otu and His Deputy, Rt Hon. Peter Odey for their kind support which has sustained his leadership of the party. 

The chairman also thanked the immediate past Governor, H. E. Sen. Prof Ayade, he said it was Ayade who discovered him and enabled him to become Party Chairman and without that platform, he will not have become what he is today. 

He further extended his gratitude to his wife whom he described as his strongest Pilar of strength, his children. Special appreciation was given to the National Chairman of the party, H. E. Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, including Party Executives at the National, Zonal, State, chapter, wards and poling unit level and all members of APC. 

Eba concluded his appreciation by thanking all his friends, family, aides and supporters across party lines whom have always wished him well. 

Eba promised to turn things around for the benefit of his people and to unlock the huge potentials in rubber, gum Arabic, etc which he described as the  decarbonated economic mainstay of Nigerian economy before the discovery of oil.