By Jonathan Ugbal
The Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District, Jarigbe Agom has said a photograph of him presenting his certificate of return to a former Governor in the State, Liyel Imoke while the incumbent, Benedict Ayade watches on is a computer-generated image.
“It is photoshop! Jonathan quote me, it is photoshop and I commented at a point I saw the image,” Senator Agom who received his certificate of return alongside other Senators-elect told CrossRiverWatch on phone.
Agom said he met former Governor Imoke but his successor, Senator Ayade was not present.
He, alongside the Senators-elect in central Cross River and incumbent Speaker of the House of Assembly, Eteng Jones Williams, and former finance commissioner in the State, Asuquo Ekpenyong Jr received their certificates of return today.
However, Messrs Eteng and Ekpenyong presented their certificates to Governor Ayade who lost his bid to return to the Senate for a second term after his stint at the seventh Assembly to Senator Jarigbe who will be sworn in for a third time as a federal lawmaker upon the proclamation of the 10th Assembly in June 2023.