CALABAR – Governor Bassey Otu has set the records straight regarding the rumours of his relationship with the National Assembly (NASS) Members in the state.
Recall that the social media and other channels have been agog over rumours of Otu not being in tandem with some Cross River State NASS members, especially Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong of South and Senator Eteng Jonah Williams of Central.
It was alleged that the Governor didn’t want them returned in 2027 – the reason for the Nkod Mbok brouhaha.
Responding to the allegations, Otu in a press conference on Monday at the Temporary Governor’s Office in Calabar, said he doesn’t have any problem with the NASS members.
“We don’t have any problem with the National Assembly members,” Otu said, adding, “For the rumours about Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, all those things are social media.”
The Governor declared further, “For issues of the National Assembly, I believe it’s something for the social media, and social media should not be quoted as authority.”
Otu further said some of the NASS members are doing well, stressing that it’s the will of the people to decide who would go back and who would not.
“Some of them [NASS Members] are doing well, and in some situations, not all of them are doing well. We have a situation where everybody will have to deliver and it’s left for the people to decide,” he said.
He said not everyone can become a candidate, noting that not everyone would be satisfied when it comes to part structures.
“When it comes to party structures, you won’t be able to satisfy everyone, and not everyone will become candidates – you can see, for example, what happened in the Local Government election, and we did our best to meet with all the aspirants after the election,” he stressed.
Governor Otu also declared that he was voted to serve the people and that’s what he is doing. “Now, it’s not about what the party feels but what the people feel.
“I took an oath to protect the lives and properties of Cross River State, that’s why I don’t talk about politics but policies – for we are all accountable to the people,” he maintained.
