PATRICK ABANG, Calabar –
The State Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Bar Alphonsus Eba on Friday said the State Working Committee of the party is not a commodity to be purchased by the highest bidder ahead of the party’s primaries.
Eba disclosed this when a former lawmaker and House of Representatives aspirant for Ikom/Boki Federal Constituency, Dane Osim Asu paid a courtesy call at the party Secretariat to reveal his intentions to fly the party ticket next year.
According to the party chairman, tickets of the party are no longer at party secretariat, but with the people at the grassroots.
Eba said, “if you are not in touch with your people please leave politics, those who wants to fly our party tickets , the tickets are in the hands of the people”
“The governor is not going to anoint anybody, as I see the array of people gathered here, it is the first time, I am seeing an aspirant coming with everybody in his constituency and that is where the tickets lies,”
In his remarks, the Engineer Asu informed the members of the State Working Committee of APC that he has the required experience and capacity to make the voice of Boki and Ikom heard.
“I have what it takes to give APC victory at the polls, Ikom/Boki voice has not been heard in the House of Representatives, I will give effective representation,
The former Lawmakers said if given the party ticket, he will remain committed to the ideals of the party, having attempted three times.
Present at the event include, twenty two APC Ward Chairman, 22 Secretary of APC in Ikom, and Boki, 80 percent of the entire executive of APC in Boki and Ikom were fully represented.
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