For the past two years, APC in the state has split into two factions, with both Mr. Godwin Etim John and Sir John Ochala laying claims to the state’s chairmanship position, insisting that both the national body of the party and the court give them recognition.
The party said, “in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justices Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, Adamu Jauro and Peter Olabisi Ige, the Court of Appeal affirmed the Sir John Ochala-led All Progressives Congress Cross River State Executive as the authentic and recognised executive in the state. To further buttress his point, John, during a recent courtesy visit to the state’s Director of Department of Security Services , Mr. Ilupeju Adebanjo, said he was elected at the May 19, 2018 state congress as the state chairman of APC and “following the unconstitutional tendencies, abuse of the rule of law and reckless actions perpetrated by the former NWC, led by Adams Oshiomohle, which prompted the of the party to dissolve it and that gave birth to the Extraordinary Committee.
Adebanjo said he acted professionally while the APC crisis lasted by not taking sides with any of the factions and advised John and his team to reconcile all aggrieved members and carry everybody along so as to provide a credible alternative to the electorate in the state. He reminded them that soon the vacant position for Obudu State Constituency as well as the Senatorial bye-election would be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission .
“May I use this opportunity to officially notify our party faithful that INEC is organizing and putting finishing touches for our rerun elections into vacant seats as a result of the demise of late Senator Rose Okoh of the National Assembly and late Hon. Godwin Akwaji of Cross River State House of Assembly all in the North Senatorial District of Cross River State”.
However, the Ochala faction of APC in the state, in a statement by its state Publicity Secretary, Mr. Bassey Ita, said, “party men and women should remain calm and law-abiding as nothing regarding the authenticity of the Sir John Ochala leadership of the party has shifted. Our leaders are also solidly behind the Ochala leadership which recently began a robust reconciliation move in the party”.
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