BY NSAN NDOMA-NEJI, Calabar
Executive members of ruling All Progressives Congress APC in the South South geo-polical zone of the country on Saturday expressed confident that the APC will emerge victorious in the forthcoming Edo state gov’ship elections.
The members Exco members who include state party chairman of Edo, Akwa Ibom,Cross River, Edo and others expressed confident while speaking at the just concluded stakeholders meeting which took place in Càlabar.
The meeting which was presided over by state party chairman of APC across the zone subsequently conferred leadership position of the party in the zone to Criss Cross River State governor, Bassey Otu.
In his remarks shortly after the conferment of the position, Cross River State governor, Bassey Otu, stated that having been conferred with responsibility of zonal leadership, he would work towards sustainability, unity and peace in the region and ensure that the the confidence reposed in him is not betrayed.
The state governor stressed that he remains the only APC state Governor in the South South region, promising to take the APC to victory in the forthcoming Edo State governorship polls.
Otu who was accompanied by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Emmanuel Ironbar, in the meeting, averred that he is happy to have hosted the Zonal Stakeholders of the party in Cross River.
In his words Otu said, “We need to come together to deepen the APC in the South-South. Today, Cross River State is the only APC state in the South-South.
“We want to increase that number before we go to the next general election.”
In his remarks APC Zonal Vice Chairman, Chief Victor Gaidom, stressed that the meeting attended by state party Chairmen across the South South geo-polical zone, led to unanimous decision to work in synergy with one another, strengthen the party to ensure that the party wins in forthcoming Edo State governorship polls.
The Vice chairman said, “We are using this opportunity to issue a warning to other political parties in Edo State, letting them know that the APC is ready to collect back the governance of the state.”
The Vice chairman emphasized that having been conferred with the responsibility of Zonal leadership given to him he would work very hard towards Sustainability of unity and peace in the region.
APC State party Chairmen in attendance at the Stakeholders meeting includes Alphonsus Ogar Eba Esq, Cross River State Chairman; Chief Stephen Ntuk Ekpo, Chairman, Akwa Ibom State;
Chief Tony Okocha, Chairman, Rivers State; and Hon. Jarrett Tenebe; Chairman, Edo State. Most of the elected Zonal executive members were in attendance.