Nyok|22 June 2018
Association of Better Cross Riverians, ABC, has called on former National Publicity Secretary of the People's Democratic Party, Mr Emmanuel Ibeshi to vie for the Office of Governor of Cross River State NegroidHaven learnt recently.
The group who accosted Mr Ibeshi at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport on Monday while he paid a short visit to the state said via her spokeman, Mr Eddie Nyong aka Planner, that she's making a clarion call on Ibeshi to come and champion the course of redemption for Cross River.
His words, 'We have come here to welcome you back home. A lot of things have been going on in the state in the last 1,108 days. Since we installed the present administration in Cross River State, we have not witnessed any project commissioning or whatever.
'It's on the note that the last administration has failed us woefully, we, your teeming supporters, have come out to embarrass Your Excellency: To extend a clarion call to you to come and champion the course of redemption and emancipation of Cross River State in the forthcoming guber election in 2019.'
Responding, Ibeshi said he would get back to the group on what he referred to as his 'total decision': 'Some of you came to Abuja, you didn't even tell me, this is not the first time, this is about the second time some of you are calling me out', he said.
'However, in a very short period, I will tell you my total decision. I pray that God will help us salvage Cross River together', Ibeshi concluded.
It will be recalled that a group identified as Cross River State PDP Support Coalition led by Mr Ken Bassey had on 19th of April led a delegation to the National Secretariat of the PDP in Abuja arguing that the PDP in Cross River State needed a more popular candidate in the forthcoming 2019 general elections, while pooh poohing against the recycling of Gov Ben Ayade of Cross River.
Ibeshi had responded via his media aide
Jocelyn Agbor on the 26th of April. Read details of what he said then:
2019: Ibeshi reacts to group's peaceful demonstration in PDP Secretariat, Abuja. Read what he said http://www.negroidhaven.org/2018/04/2019-ibeshi-reacts-to-groups-peaceful.html?m=1
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