In an open and practical demonstration of their appreciation for a purposeful and all-inclusive leadership style of Senator Benedict Ayade, and to further reaffirm their unwavering loyalty and solidarity to the state chief executive whom they described as a detribalized leader, a true statesman and professional of international repute, thousands of Okadigbo Vanguard members and party faithful, gathered to formally endorse the governor for a second term in office.
This is just as the group has promised to massively mobilise voters to vote for all Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candates in both the state and federal governments level.
Emphasizing on the importance of the endorsement, the Director General, Cross River State Due Process and Price Intelligence Bureau, Barr Hon Alphonsus Ogar Eba, whobis also the director general of the group, said it was time the people once again openly express their abiding trust and unbroken solidarity to a highly celebrated and record breaking governor who have lived up to the expectations of Cross Riverians.
He said, “The governor is a man with a good heart. We are all living witnesses to how he has redefined leadership and beautified governance in Cross River State.
“Today, we have come to endorse a leader we know and trust for a second term in office. That Yala are recognised and incorporated into the scheme of things today is because of senator Ayade’s detribalized disposition.
“I stand before you today to unequivocally announce that am totally for PDP and all that it represents. The existing political structure in yala and cross river in general is completely in favour of PDP. Come 2019 , Our Votes Will be only for Senator Benedict t as Governor and all the PDP Candidates.”.
He, however, challenged and encouraged stakeholders, party executives and loyal supporters of PDP to secure their permanent Voters’ Cards in readiness for next the year general elections.
Eba added that such critical decision serves as a strong signal that the PDP in Cross river is unshaken by the recent political events in the State and is solidly behind the Governor. “We are here to reflect on the activities and status of PDP in the State and Yala in particular.
Whatever some few persons have chosen to do for their selfish personal interests, we can never be distracted. We have a capable and trusted Governor in Senator Benedict Ayade. There is an established precedence in Cross river State for governors to run two terms. Senator Ayade is not the first and will never be the last to benefit from that Senatorial District zoning arrangement that has engendered peace, promoted Unity and fostered mutual understanding among various ethnic groups in the State.” The party Chieftain reasoned,he further encouraged all to tow the common line of leaders of the party at the local government Area and the state for the clear fact that Senator Benedict Ayade has delivered and is delivering on his campaign promises. “That is why I am emboldened to speak wherever I go today.
Nobody should be weakened by the selfish moves of one or two unpatriotic and inconsistent persons who think only about themselves”, the DG charged.
Earlier in his remarks during the Endorsement Rally, Eba recalled that Cross river Youths were the first set of People to endorse the Governor since 2017 through the instrumentality of the Okadigbo Vanguard , and added that the group endorsement was a reaffirmation of their unwavering stand by the Governor. “PDP is like a religion in Cross River. There is no cause for alarm”, he maintained.
