By: Florence Kanu, Calabar
As consultations begins in preparation for the 2027 general elections, several groups and associations have come out boldly to declare their support for the incumbent governor and his deputy for the race.
Among them are the Executive committee of the ruling All Progressives’ Congress (APC) in Cross River state.
The executives committee recently endorsed the state governor, Senator (Dr) Bassey Otu, and his deputy, Dr.Peter Odey, as party flag bearers for the seat of governor in 2027.
Therefore, it has advised those with intention to run in 2027 to discard the intention and rally around governor Bassey Otu’s transformational administration.
The Exco stated categorically that “there is no vacancy in the Cross River State Government House for other candidates of the party”.
Speaking onbehalf of the Exco, APC State party Chairman, Mr. Alphonsus Eba, stated that governor Otu and his deputy Dr. Odey, have so far exhibited great leadership qualities with track records that endeared themselves to the leadership of the party.
He described the duo as “a winning team”.
Therefore, he advised all party faithful and support groups to mobilize adequately for the grassroots outreach.
According to the chairman, “the party will not tolerate unauthorised legal actions by certain individuals using the name of the party to torment trouble”.
Furthermore, he said “people can vie for other positions and allow the seat of governor and his deputy to remain as it were”.
He declared, “we are proud to say that we made a good choice on the personalities of Otu and Odey, adding that one good time deserves another. The State Working Committee of the party, and the State Executive Committee of the party, had met and have come and to resolve, that Bassey Otu, is our sole candidate for the Governorship election of 2027”
“In the politics of Cross River State, we want to use this opportunity to make it widely known that anybody who aspires to run for any office apart from the office of the Governor and Deputy Governor of the State, those who are already sitting, they have the right to aspire,” he added.
“We have a winning team, and we know that the governor is a man who is filled with wisdom. It is therefore the decision of this party that these two best pairs, by the special grace of God, will fly the flag of our party in 2027″.
He therefore commissioned “all party members, support groups, to freely go into the field, and to continue the evangelical mission that will now take them to the field”.
