The Chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Ambassador Ogar Osim (m) and his secretary during a function in Calabar
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar –
Ambassador Ogar Osim has said that he remained the authentic Chairman of Cross River State Chapter of the Labour Party.
Osim described as false the reports that the state chapter of the party is engulfed in a leadership crisis which is threatening the continued existence of the party.
Comrade Osim, who doubles as the state chairman of the Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) insisted that he would not have emerged IPAC chairman without being a chairman of a political party.
According to him, his chairmanship is not in dispute, saying that anyone dealing with someone else on behalf of IPAC is wasting his time.
“I remain the acting state chairman of Labour Party and was appointed and inaugurated last year”.
“Under that, I contested for Chairman of IPAC which I won”.
“Though there were some petitions, the National Chairman of IPAC, who is also the Chairman of ADP, Y. Y. Sani told me to go and continue doing my work after reviewing all the petitions”.
“The state government knows that Ogar Osim is the state IPAC Chairman, the Police Commissioner is aware, Director of SSS is aware, INEC Commissioner is aware and we have been working”.
” It takes one to be a recognized party chairman to contest for a position in IPAC”, he said.
