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Stakeholders Fault Ayade’s Visit To Wike

Some stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River State have faulted Governor Ben Ayade’s recent visit to his River’s State counterpart, Nyesom Wike.

The stakeholders accused the Cross River State governor of trying to solicit favour from Wike despite his past utterances against the Rivers helmsman.

The Director-General of the Jarigbe Campaign Organisation, Dr Don Cklaimz Enamhe, in his reaction said the visit was a calculated attempt to woo Wike over to Ayade’s side ahead of the 2023 polls.

He described the move as the “last kick of a dying horse,” emphasising that Ayade discreetly went there to negotiate for a seat in the Senate seat without minding his public utterances against Wike.

“Going by past antecedents, Governor Ayade has no right to visit Governor Wike because he (Ayade) has been making comments deriding Wike and PDP in the state.

“It seems he has eaten his vomit or shall we say he is also trying to mortgage the state to Rivers as he accused the party a couple of months back while soliciting support for the All Progressives Congress.

“However we assure all that all discreet moves by Ayade will come to nought because we have declared total and unalloyed support for Sen. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe.

“Besides, the north knows its true sons and leaders. We shall speak during the general election. No amount of tricks and genuflecting will change our focus on the re-election of Jarigbe,” he said.

On his part, Chief Emmanuel Ogbeche said that the party leaders in the north would meet to review Ayade’s recent moves.

He cautioned the national leadership of PDP to be wary of hobnobbing with politicians from Cross River who are good at anti-party activities.

Also, Ntufam Justine Abang, from Ogoja chapter, expressed surprise that after Ayade had declared the PDP dead in the state and boasted that the APC would sweep all the seats, he surreptitiously visited Wike, a PDP Governor and his arch enemy, to curry favour.

Describing Governor Wike as an old political war horse, Abang said the visit would not change the good work that the Rivers governor is doing to ensure survival of PDP in Cross River.

He gave the assurance that the party would deliver Sen. Jarigbe and other PDP candidates in the north.

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