C’River PDP: Ekpo calls for consensus building ahead of 2023 elections

 

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By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – 

Barrister Ekpo Ada, The Director General of Senator Gershom Bassey, gubernatorial campaign council has called for party unity and consensus building among the various interest group in Cross River State.

Barrister Ada stated this in a statement while reacting to the outcome of the PDP Cross River Governorship primaries election, were Senator Bassey came second after he polled 175 votes despite some challenges. 

He said: “In a contest one person must emerge but at the end all interest groups work collectively for the common interest of Cross River State, cut across people and places building bridges instead of crying wolves painting a larger than thou image. An empty vessel makes the loudest noise and brings nothing on the table The primaries have come and gone. No need one crying or shedding crocodile tears on who betrayed who and who is a super star. We are all stars but Ekpo Ada has much to put on the table in terms of electoral value”. 

He advised the party to focus their energy on the way forward for Cross River and the PDP and not campaign of treachery and blackmail of some shenanigans. 

“We should ignore arm chair critics who say Ekpo Ada is the worst DG, yet same Ekpo Ada managed Senator Gershom Bassey’s campaign and saw him through to the senate twice. Same Ekpo Ada withered the storm and polled votes for his principal to emerge second best in the recent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primaries. According to the Bible, everything has its time and season. Power comes from God”. 

“I think what should border PDP now and it’s stalwarts is 2023 and the need for the party to dissolve all camps and support groups that were sympathetic to aspirants and pursue a united common and consensus front for the party while making efforts to address divergent concerns and bickering of party faithful that arose from the build up to and the conduct of the primaries” 

“The party needs to be proactive in leading reconciliation initiatives engaging all concerns in their various localities furthering grassroots engagements to deepen democratic conversations and consultations with the people with the sole aim of victory in 2023. Ekpo Ada is noted for this idles as a bridge builder” 

“The SGB campaign team did excellently well and the structure is intact and growing as Senator Gershom Bassey’s political future is safe in God’s hands” 

“Let’s focus on the way forward than blame games that will not compensate us. SGB Campaign Organization is proud of Barr Ekpo Ada as her Director General for the Southern Senatorial District and needs no one’s malicious assessments. Eniang Offiong should rather give an assessment of Dansuki’s Campaign achievement instead of choosing to weap more than the bereaved”, he said.