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The Cross River chapter of the All Progressive Congress APC, has witnessed a lot of infighting since the defection of the governor, Sen Ben Ayade from the PDP to join the ruling APC.
Ahead of the nation wide state congresses, the State Caretaker Committee had named the Sen Victor Ndoma-Egba led zoning committee to recommend for approval the zoning of all party positions in the state.
Just recently, Hon Legor Idagbo, member representing Bekwarra/Obudu/Obanliku federal constituency hosted party stakeholders in his country home, Ijobor – Bekwarra Local Government Area, and release a zoning format of positions in the Northern senatorial district of the state.
The self assumed committee headed by Hon Legor Idagbo announced that the state party chairmanship that the Ogoja Local Government had vyed for with over eight qualified sons indicating interest and consulting for, was zoned to Yala.
A development that stirred controversy across the entire state with party supporters lamenting on social media, accusing the governor of possible highjacking the party.
In swift response, the Caretaker Committee in a release sighted by LumineNews and signed by the Publicity Secretary of the APC, Bassey Ita, disowned the micro zoning committee and said he never authorized or consented to the zoning as currently conducted across the senatorial district.
The releases reads in full;
“All Progressives Congress
Cross River State
Office of the State Publicity Secretary
“MICRO- ZONING OF PARTY POSITIONS SHOULD BE DISREGARDED.
“The State Leadership of our great party, is taken aback at the news of the micro-zoning of party positions for the State Executive Committee(zoning of positions to local government chapters)
“The State Chairman, Sen. Matthew Mbu Jr has also affirmed that he has not authorized nor consented to the zoning process as currently conducted across the senatorial districts.
“In the light of the development,the State Caretaker Committee wishes to dissociate from the exercise.
“The report of the Zoning Committee recently submitted to the party is still being reviewed by the leadership and will soon come up with a ratified arrangement on the exercise.
“The leadership has a well intended plan to sustain the existing stable climate within the party by involving all interests in the party administration and will therefore not compromise this position.
“Stakeholders are to therefore disregard whatever is done in the guise of zoning to local government chapters which is without due authorization by the leadership.
Thank you and God bless!
“BASSEY ITA
State Publicity Secretary
October 5,2021”.
