It was a gathering of political gladiators, movers and shakers of Boki politics as the All Progressives Congress received dozens of defectors into the party in Kakwagom, Boki Local Government Area. The new members who came in their numbers to the APC family, assured the party of their commitment to move it forward.
Sir Frank Barry Bankong (KSM) an astute politician, is a founding member of the People’s Democratic Party, a Pathfinder, and Scholar from Kakwagom Community, Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State.
As a staunch party man, he had worked for the unity of the People’s Democratic Party and promoted the ideals that nurtured internal democracy of the party. One time PDP Legal Adviser in Cross River State, former State Director Public Utility, former House of Assembly Aspirant in Boki 2 constituency. He contested against 10 aspirants in the primaries and had a tie. His popularity and political strength was exhibited during the keenly contested rerun of the State House of Assembly primaries where he was defeated with just one vote.
Barry Bankong is a political gladiator whose wealth of experience will be tapped into as he formally joined the All Progressives Congress on the 30th of December 2023. Barry pulled about 400 of his supporters in the Kakwagom rally as he joined hands with the All Progressives Congress to build the party in the State.
A long standing friend of Hon. Victor Bisong Abang, Member representing Ikom/Boki Federal Constituency and his Excellency Senator Prince Bassey Otu, he intends to move the party forward and project the State positively in the People’s First Mandate of Prince Otu.