Cross Riverians Rally In their Thousands To Welcome The PDP National Leaders and Nass members to Cross River State.

The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP), Prince Uche Secondus today, led a Delegation of dignitaries to Calabar the Cross River State capital to inaugurate the newly constituted Caretaker Committee of the party in the state chaired by, Barr. Efiok Cobham, former deputy Governor of Cross River state.

The Caretaker Committee have the following party dignitaries which are Barr. Efiok Cobham (Chairman), Hon Eko Atu as (secretary),Barr. Attah Ochinke, Dr. Uke Enun, Prof. Walter Mboto, Hon. Rita Agbo Ayim (Publicity Secretary), Hon. Mike Usibe, Hon. Christopher Ekpo, Mr. Victor Effiom Okon  and prince K.j. Agba as members of the committee.

The dignitaries were received at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar by a mammoth crowd of party faithfuls and supporters before heading to the party’s newly acquired Secretariat(Annex), which is situated at the former zoo Garden hotel, Mary Slessor Avenue, Calabar.

Prince Uche Secondus after inaugurating the Committee, urged its members to remain committed to the ideologies of the party which is centred around equality to all regardless of gender, culture or class. He reiterated that the major focus of the executive should be to winning more members into PDP family.

In his acceptance speech, onbehalf of members of the Committee, the chairman Barr. Effiok Cobham thanked the leadership of the party at the National level for finding all them worthy to serve in this capacity at this strategic time in the life of the party, he restated the loyalty of the committee member to the party and its founding principles.

Also speaking at the event, The former Governor of cross River state and 2019 Presidential candidate under the platform of SDP,  His Excellency, Mr.Donald Duke said his return to the PDP was long planned and he is back to the family he truly belongs to.

Former Governor, Liyel Imoke also hailed the courage of those who refused all pressure to join the APC with Gov. Ayade, stating that the APC was a dead party only awaiting its burial. He added that the party is better positioned to win elections in the state in 2023 more than any other party.

The Chairman of the PDP governors forum, Alh. Aminu Tambuwal, thanked party leaders, members of the National Assembly and every stakeholder who stood for the right thing to be done at all times, adding that democracy can only thrive when political parties do the right thing.

Chairman of the PDP reconciliation committee and Former Senate President, Sen

. Bukola Saraki, Gov. Udom Emmanuel, Sen. Gershom Bassey, Sen.(Prof), Sandy Onor, Rt.Hon Daniel Asuquo, Rt.Hon Etta Mbora, Local Government chapter Chairmen of the party, Rt.Hon. Basey Ewa, Some members of the state Caretaker Committee, Ex appointees of government at different levels, leaders of some support group all took turns to address the teeming supporters who were in groups to celebrate the presence of the party leadership in Cross River State.

Seven commissioners which include, Hon. Francis Etta, Comr.Asu Okang, Mike Usibe, Rita Ayim, Donatus Etim, Goddy Etta, Gabe Odu Oji, have so far refused to defect to the All Progressives Congress(APC), with Gov. Ayade thereby leading to the rejection of their appointment letters and further relieving of their appointments, the commissioners and other appointees who have so far resigned their appointments with the state Government sited their loyalty to the People’s Democratic Party as the reason behind their actions and were all part of the epoch making event.