BY: Vitalis Ugoh,Calabar
Cross Riverians especially those from the South have been advised to shun ethnic politics and go for developmental politics which is the hallmark of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
The advise was made in Calabar by the Chancellor of Arthur Jarvis University,(AJU) and Chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong.while speaking with newsmen shortly after he handed over 1000 mini bags of rice to the Akpabuyo chapter of the People’s Democratic Party as part of activities to celebrate the yuletide season.
He said “I am calling Cross Riverians especially those from the South to shun ethnic politics and opt for developmental politics which can only be provided in the state by PDP.”
According to him, under the leadership of Prof. Sandy Onor and Emana Duke Amawhe as governor and feputy, the people from the South should be rest assured that the state will regain her lost glory.
He particularly urged people from the southern senatorial district who are agitating for the governorship to return to south to instead focus attention on electing someone with proven capacity to accelerate development in the senatorial zone and the entire state.
Archibong said it was obvious that with the massive failure of the APC led government in the state , only PDP can rescue Cross River from its current dilemma.
He said, “election is less than three months away, I’m calling on our party supporters, I’m calling on people of the southern senatorial zone to be more concerned about the development of the south especially, than to play the politics of ethnicity.”
“I am more concerned about the development of the south which I am very certain that Prof. Sandy Onor who is the candidate for the PDP in Cross River State will be able to deliver to the people of the south senatorial district.
“We’ve gone through almost eight years of utmost embarrassment by especially members of the APC another extension of the this government will not be accepted, especially for our children, he noted “.
“Any vote for the APC, beyond ethnic sentiment, is virtually an extension of current government. And that is my take as Arthur Jarvis Archibong.”
“I am a strong believer in the fact that our people should look beyond that and look at somebody who will be able to assist us in taking us out from the depth of embarrassment that we found ourselves to where we should be as a state, especially as people of the southern senatorial district.”
The PDP chieftain who donated 1,000 mini bags of rice to Akpabuyo chapter of the party in the spirit of yuletide said it was high time the people became more politically conscious.
Receiving the items on behalf of the party executives, the chapter chairman, Hon. Etim Bassey, expressed happiness for the kind gesture by Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong, which according to him would put smiles on the people.
The rice is for distribution to the pooling Units in the 10 wards of Akpabuyo Local government area.
Bassey stated that Sir Archibong has been their leader and pillar, adding “h has been all the hope we have in that local government. Since the exit of our governor to APC, if not for Jarvis there wouldn’t have been anything like PDP in Akpabuyo.
“He has shown capacity, he has been showing love to the party, and he’s not even stopping it. We cannot appreciate him enough. All we do is to ask God to bless and replenish him.”
“Our prayer is that God should strengthen him the more in order for him to be the good leader that he has always be to the people of Akpabuyo and the party in particular.”
“Presently the way the party is, if not for the likes of Jarvis it would have been a very tough situation, especially for me as the chapter chairman. I don’t know how I would have survive it. He has come up with this gesture which is very welcoming. I know he has more to do for the party, he added”.
“The PDP in Akpabuyo is fully committed to Sandy Onor’s governorship and would work towards its actualization in 2023, maintaining that Cross River is in dire need of visionary and God-fearing leadership which only the PDP can offer through its candidate, he observed”.
