The Commissioner representing Cross River State on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, has commended Governor Bassey Otu over the emergence of the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the forthcoming Local Government Election.
Duke made the commendation on Monday, 14th October, during the APC caucus meeting that selected the candidates for Chairmanship and Councillorship positions.
Having worked assiduously to superintend over a seamless and rancour-free process in which every party man and woman was carried along in his Ward 5 in Calabar South Local Government Area, Rt. Hon. Duke was fulfilled to listen attentively as the governor announced the names of candidates for the 18 LGAs that emerged through consensus.
Satisfied with the entire process, the former deputy speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly lauded Governor Bassey Otu for his statesmanship and foresight that delivered such a peaceful and acceptable party primary.
While congratulating all the APC chairmanship candidates, especially the one for Calabar South, Rt. Hon. Duke expressed confidence that they would come out victorious in the actual election slated for November 2nd 2024.
He then used the opportunity to appeal to Cross Riverians to rally round all the candidates of the APC in order to step down to the grassroots and accelerate the People’s First governance agenda of the Party.
CONVERSEER reports that the Caucus meeting presided over by Otu, was part of preparations by the ruling party for the local government election.
The APC had opted for a consensus arrangement to produce candidates for the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the 18 local government areas and across the 196 political wards in the state, emphasising an all-inclusive and equitable process that ensures justice and fairness.