Hon. Hilary Bisong
By Akpan David, Calabar
Ahead of the proclamation of the 10th Cross River State House of Assembly, Hilary Bisong, a 2-time legislator representing the Boki I State Constituency, has stated that what the assembly needs are vibrancy and robust legislature.
Bisong who is a strong contender for the Speakership of the assembly said that a vibrant legislature will be able to re-engineer most of the economic decisions he would be taking at the long run to put the state in the right course.
He spoke in an interview with journalists where he insisted that since the position has been micro-zoned to Ikom/Boki axis of the Central senatorial district, it can only be fair and equitable to allow the Boki unit to produce the Speaker since Ikom have had representatives at the National assembly whereas they have got nothing.
“The state shares governor, deputy governor and speaker among the three senatorial districts.
“Ikom is not empty as being bandied about as it has occupied the federal house position from 2015 including federal house and deputy leader positions while Boki had none.”
Explaining on competence and capacity to lead the Assembly, he disclosed that he has initialed and sponsored over 15 bills including the Corona Virus bill, the Cross River State public complaint and anti-corruption bill, aimed at insulating the state’s finances from being taken by the federal government, the Safety Commission bill, Corporate Social Responsibility bill and the Corporate Social Responsibility bill, done to to determine and regulate what private companies in the State should do as their own quota to the development of the State as well as the amendment of the Tourism Bureau bill.
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