Cross River lawmaker, Elizabeth Ironbar is dead

Lady Elizabeth Edem Ironbar, a two-term member of the Cross River State House of Assembly, is dead.

According to family sources, Hon Ironbar died in the late hours of Tuesday, October 26, after a protracted illness.

According to CrossRiverWatch, she was among the lawmakers who refused to defect to the All Progressives Congress, APC, alongside other members who followed Governor Ben Ayade.

Ironbar who has represented Akpabuyo constituency since June 2015 is known for her Cross River State Disability Commission bill.