Border community security
The Rural Security Enhancement Programme, early warning and conflict prevention systems, and improved funding and oversight for agencies operating along the border.
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John Ifere
Cross River Central · PDP · Senate '27
Election Day · Sat 16 Jan 2027
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Etung LGA — Development Plan for Cross River Central
Headquarters: Effraya
Etung is a border LGA whose cocoa farms and frontier communities sit far from where decisions are made. Distance from the centre has too often meant distance from federal investment — that is precisely what this agenda is designed to correct.
The local economy
Cocoa, oil palm, plantain and cross-border trade across Effraya, Ajassor, Agbokim, Etomi and neighbouring communities.
What the Blueprint means for Etung
These priorities are drawn from the People’s Legislative Agenda and applied to the realities of Etung Local Government Area.
Cocoa farmer support
Agricultural Value Chain Development and livestock and crop improvement projects that reach Etung's farmers directly rather than stopping at the state capital.
Roads that survive the rains
Rehabilitation of federal roads and the Rural Farm Roads Initiative for communities cut off during the wet season.
Tourism potential around Agbokim
Legislative advocacy for tourism as an economic pillar, so assets like the Agbokim Waterfalls corridor create local jobs instead of sitting idle.