Ekpo pledged his readiness to do his best for the state, its citizens and Nigeria as a whole, to ensure Nigeria reaps from its enormous gas resources for the country’s development.

Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/i-wont-fight-eno-says-akpabio/

Margaret Ekpo International Airport in Calabar, Cross River State, is the seventh busiest airport in Nigeria.

Source: https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/ranking-nigerian-states-by-their-international-airports-from-best-to-rest/ltcze7f

Others sworn in in the first batch are Nkiru Onyechoja, Ekperipe Ekpo, Uju Ken Ohaneye and Prof Tahir Maman.

Source: https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/08/21/breaking-fagbemi-maman-take-oath-as-swearing-in-of-tinubus-ministers-begins/

The Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources, Ekperipe Ekpo, and senior management officials of the NNPCL as well as other top security personnel were part of tbe team.

Source: https://247ureports.com/2023/08/nigeria-still-losing-400000-barrels-of-crude-oil-daily-nsa/