By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar –
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Cross River State Chapter, Alphonsus Ogar Eba has mandated the Senator Victor Ndoma Egba ad-hoc committee to prune down 16 governorship aspirant to 4 based on the agreement entered into by the aspirant
Addressing Journalists at the party Secretariat yesterday, Eba said “As a follow up to the commitment of our great Party towards achieving an all inclusive, transparent, fair and democratic process that will lead to the emergence of an acceptable Governorship Candidate of our Party and strengthened by the resolution of all the Governorship aspirants in its meeting of 26th April, 2022 wherein they mandated the Party to purchase only one nomination form and drive a transparent process at arriving at victory for the Party.
“The State Chairman has approved the constitution of a special Ad-hoc committee to interface with all aspirants for the office of governor and prune down the number in each Senatorial district to two persons”.
Members of the Committee are as follows: Sen. Victor Ndoma Egba- Chairman High Chief Edem Duke- Member Mr Eddy Achi- as member.
Elder Bolaji Anani- Member Mr. Odey Ochicha- Member Prince Ebuta Ayuk- Member Sen. Florence Ita-Giwa – Secretary.
The Committee will commence its assignment with all aspirants who are expected to present themselves with relevant credentials and evidence of up to date financial membership of the party in tandem with Article 9. 3 of the party’s 2022 constitution.
“There shall also be a State Caucus meeting that will hold on Saturday by 7:00pm at Perigrino hall, Governor’s Lodge to be attended by only State Caucus members as stipulated in Article 12. 10 of the March 2022 amended Constitution of the Party”
“All aspirants are enjoined to continue consultations with the State Executive Committee of the Party and various Statutory Local Government Areas caucuses that have been in existence including the recently co-opted members”
‘The Party wishes to once again assure all aspirants of a level playing field and they are kindly requested to play by the rules. “
Two aspirant are expected to emerged from Southern Senatorial District and Central Senatorial District before the State Caucus will further prone the 4 to 2.
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