Cross River APC Mocks PDP, Says 2027 Ambition Is Dead On Arrival
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) claim that it would reclaim power in 2027, describing the opposition’s ambition as “empty boast and political comedy.”
The ruling party said the PDP had lost political relevance in the state since the defection of former Governor Ben Ayade to the APC in 2021, a move that shifted the balance of power and helped the APC consolidate victory in the 2023 elections.
In a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Inyang, on Thursday, the APC declared that the PDP lacked the strength to challenge Governor Bassey Otu in the next polls.
“Ordinarily, we would not waste time responding to their blithering, but we must remind Cross Riverians that even when the PDP was stronger, the APC defeated it convincingly at the polls.
“Today, the PDP is nothing but a shadow of itself, with its members trooping in droves to the APC. Their ambition in 2027 is dead on arrival,” the statement read.
The APC mocked the PDP’s recent meeting in Calabar, led by its state chairman, Venatius Ikem, as “hollow” and an attempt to deceive the public into believing the party had hope of returning to power.
Reassuring its supporters, the ruling party said Governor Otu’s re-election bid in 2027 was “as certain as daybreak and nightfall,” adding that no amount of “wishful thinking or press conferences by PDP leaders” could change the political reality in the state.
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