AYADE CONTESTING FOR PRESIDENT NOT SENATE – ITA
Oru Leonard
Professor Ben Ayade’s Adviser on Media and Publicity, Christian Ita, has reacted to defeat of his Boss yesterday by a female contender in the Nothern Senatorial District Cross of River State, Adams Cecelia.
Ita, said in a statement on Saturday that he (Ayade) is a Presidential aspirant who would participate in the All Progressive Congress (APC), national convention on June 6.
“The attention of the Cross River State Government has been drawn to a video circulating in cyberspace purporting to be a parallel All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primaries for Northern Cross River where His Excellency, Professor Ben Ayade was listed as a participant.
“For the avoidance of doubt, we hereby state clearly that Governor Ayade did not take part in any senatorial primaries.
“His Excellency is a presidential aspirant who will be taking part in the APC presidential convention now slated for June 6.” he said.
In the contest for the Cross River North Senatorial ticket of the All Progressives Congress, the governor Ayade polled 52 votes to crash out of the race against Adams Cecelia, who scored 140, while Martin Orim came second with 61 votes.
The Governor is rounding off his second term tenure next year on May, 29th 2023.
Ayade had dumped the party that made him governor, PDP for the ruling APC in May 2021.
