Hon. Dr. Alex Egbona representing Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency in the National Assembly has said that history has been made today (Thursday) in Cross River State, as Gov. Prof. Ben Ayade leads scores of PDP members and critical stakeholders from the state to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).
Egbona who was until Thursday where Ayade and some of the state house of assembly members defected to APC the only elected member of the party from Cross River said “It feels good to see that our dear state is now listed in the comity of progressive states.”
Gov. Ben Ayade
“Before now, I was like a lone child, being the only elected member of the party from Cross River. But today (Thursday), the music has changed. Other elected personalities have now joined the fold.
“The broom revolution has hit Cross River State and our people will be the greatest beneficiaries,” he said.
He continues, “The coming into the APC of our governor and some members of the State House of Assembly, National Assembly, political appointees, local government chairmen and all progressive-minded Cross Riverians has opened up a new chapter for us as a people. It speaks of better days for Cross River State in the days ahead.
“This is what we have been waiting for. Getting our state back into the federal architectural ecosystem is the best thing to happen to us at this time.
“In my capacity as the elected representative of the APC from Cross River, I am glad to welcome Nigeria’s first digital governor, a humble servant of the people, a senator of the Federal Republic, a friend and compatriot, Prof Ben Ayade, to the APC family. I also welcome all the other defectors to the family.
Hon. Egbona however pledged to work with the new family members to take Cross River State to the next level.
