A group, Cross River State Moral Discipline, Justice, and Restoration of Public Confidence’, has condemned the reinstatement of Mr. Ovat Agbor, member representing Obubra 1 State Constituency, by the leadership of the Cross River State House of Assembly.

The group faulted Speaker Elvert Ayambem’s decision, accusing him of failing to observe moral standards in governance and describing the reinstatement as “a serious contradiction to the moral standards expected of public office holders in the state.”

Speaking during an interactive session with journalists Monday in Calabar, Dr. John Egon, State Publicity Secretary of the group’s Cross River State branch, expressed concern over the development.

He stated that despite the lawmaker’s earlier suspension over allegations of domestic violence against his spouse, he “has been recalled without clear evidence of accountability or justice.”

Egon warned that such actions “risk diminishing public confidence in governance and weakening the ethical foundation upon which leadership should stand.”