Late Mrs Elizabeth Ironbar
Cross River Assembly lawmaker, Elizabeth Ironbar dies
Two-term member of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Lady Elizabeth Edem Ironbar has died, according to family sources.
Mrs. Ironbar died in the late hours of Tuesday, October 26, after a protracted illness.
Ironbar who has represented Akpabuyo constituency since June 2015 is known for her Cross River State Disability Commission bill.
She was among the lawmakers who refused to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC), alongside other members who followed Governor Ben Ayade from Cross River North senatorial zone.
Meanwhile, reacting to the death of Mrs Ironbar, Governor of Cross River, Ben Ayade expressed sadness over the loss of the member of the State House of Assembly.
Lady Ironbar, who was representing Akpabuyo state constituency in the Cross River House of Assembly died Tuesday evening after a long battle with an undisclosed illness.
Governor Ayade, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Christian Ita, described the lawmaker’s death as a huge loss to the state.
“As a government, we are saddened by the unfortunate departure of Hon. Elizabeth Edem Ironbar. She was a proud daughter of our dear state and a consummate lawmaker.
“Her demise is a huge loss to Cross River and the State House of Assembly. Hon. Ironbar’s robust contributions to legislation in our state will be sorely missed,“ the governor said.
While condoling with the Ironbar family and the state House of Assembly for the irreparable loss, he prayed for the peaceful repose of the deceased.
Elizabeth Edem Ironbar was elected a lawmaker in 2015 and reelected to the state House of Assembly in 2019.
She was one of the eight legislators, who remained in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), after the defection of Governor Ben Ayade to the APC.
Late Ironbar is the fourth legislator to die while in office since 2015 after late Stephen Ukpukpen of Obudu State constituency and Simon Nkoro, who represented Ikom 2 during Governor Ayade’s first tenure.
The other lawmaker, who died of in the governor’s second tenure due to COVID-19 related complications in 2020, was Godwin Akwaji of Obudu State constituency.
