Court Declares Sen. Bassey Otu authentic APC Gubernatorial Candidate in Cross River

Emmanuel Alfred

A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has declared Sen. Prince Bassey Otu the authentic All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Candidate in Cross River State.

Sen. Owan Enoh had in a suit approached the court seeking to disqualify Senator Bassey Otu as the Gubernatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, the Chief Judge made the declaration while delivering judgment in the suit in Calabar.

Justice Ojukwu in her ruling said “that a candidate contesting for the position of Governor must be a Nigerian, meet the stipulated age requirement and have basic qualifications according to the Constitution.

She said the matter of determination of Gubernatorial Candidate of a political party is and still remains the right of a political party.

This has put to rest months of speculations and division in the Cross River APC as the Party prepares for the 2023 campaigns.