The minister of State Power Goddy Jeddy Agba has formally welcomed the Cross River State Governor Sir, Ben Ayade into the All Progressive Congress APC.
The minister said the defection of the governor into the APC shows clearly that democracy is advancing in Cross River He said for the first time in the history of the state there are diverse political interests against the usual one-party State.
In a statement by the Special Assistant on media and communications strategy Mr. Ofem Uket, the minister assured the Governor of the party’s support to enable him to drive the process of growth and development in the state.
According to Agba, the political structures of the APC in the state are adequate to win future elections, saying politics is a game of numbers. He stated that the APC is one big family that guarantees fairness, equity, and openness in its political activities, stressing that the party now has political control at the state and national levels.
Meanwhile. Sir, Ben Ayade on Thursday defected to the ruling All Progressive Congress APC, using performance and developing state and federal infrastructure by the present administration as measurement and standards of attraction for his defection.Core Reporters report that Ayade is the latest governor from the Southern part of the country to cross over from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the ruling APC.
