RT. HON. ITAM ABANG: 10 Things You Should Know About The Cross River Lawmaker

Rt. Hon. (Dr) Itam Abang is the member representing Boki 1 constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly. She's a distinguished lawmaker and from all standard yardsticks for measuring a lawmaker’s performance, Rt. Hon. Itam Abang is ranking very high.

Representing Boki 1 Constituency; Rt. Hon. Itam Abang has proven in so many ways her intentions to move the constituency forward in terms of Security, Education, Agriculture and tourism. 

Rt. Hon (Dr) Itam Abang was the First House of Assembly member in Cross River State to host a Town Hall meeting weeks after reelection in 2019.

We Bring you Amazing Things About Rt. Hon Itam Abang You should Know:

1. Rt. Hon (Dr) Itam Abang is a member of the Cross River State House of Assembly, representing Boki 1 Constituency.

2. Rt. Hon. Itam Abang was voted into her first term at the Cross River State House of Assembly on thursday, 11th June, 2015 

3. At the House, she was Chairman Committee on Education, Chairman Committee On Health, Women Affairs, Social Welfare And Centre Development. 

4. She is a Senior academic lecturer with the Department of Sociology, University of Calabar. She holds a PhD in Sociology.

5. Rt. Hon Itam Abang was a Director of the Cross River State Rural Development Agency during the administration of His Excellency, Senator Lyiel Imoke

6. She's married to Barr. Emmanuel A Abang, a very respected statesman in Cross River State, with children.

7. She is the first woman to be elected in  Boki 1 to Cross River State House of Assembly and the first to earn a reelection into the same office.

8. Rt. Hon.  Abang  is a very passionate woman who desire to mentor young female politicians to attaining great height through her purpose driven stories and experiences in politics

9. During her First term, Rt.  Hon. Abang outshined her predecessors, Sponsoring 8 Bills including; Cross River State Child Protection Commission Bill 2015 - (At Committee Stage), CRS University Of Technology  (Amendment) - (Passed), CRS Private Educational Regulatory BOARD Bill 2016 - (Passed), CRS Corporate Social Responsibility  (Amendment) - (Passed), CRS Green Police Agency Bill 2016 - (2nd Reading), CRS Focal Bank Commission Bill 2017 - (1st Reading), CRS Green Sheriff Agency Bill 2017 - (1st Reading), CRS Agricultural Training Centre.

10. Rt. Hon. Itam Abang is a Politician under the platform of the leading People's Democratic Party (PDP), a dominant party in the state as well as the Boki 1 constituency.