2027: Cross River APC vows to unseat PDP lawmaker
The All Progressives Congress in Cross River State has declared its intention to unseat Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2027 general elections.
This was disclosed on Monday during a press briefing with newsmen in Calabar, where top APC leaders and stakeholders vowed to reclaim the senatorial seat for the ruling party.
Speaking to newsmen, the Cross River APC Chairman, Alphonsus Eba, stated that the party is committed to strengthening its grassroots structures and mobilising support to ensure victory come 2027.
He described Senator Jarigbe’s tenure as underwhelming and assured party members that the APC would file a formidable candidate to challenge him in the next election cycle.
He said, “We also want to say to Senator Jarigbe, that it is time for governance. We call on everybody to support the governance of Prince Bassey Edet Otu, even though we have made up our minds to work very hard to make sure that the seats being occupied by National Assembly members in the Northern Senatorial District by the opposition party will evaporate, will go, will disappear and be thrown into the cesspit of emotional flotsam and jetsam before the next election.”
“And for the next election, we will have an APC senator; we will have an APC House of Representatives member that will take over the affairs of the Northern Senatorial District.”
He further called on party members to remain united and focused, stressing that internal disagreements should be set aside to achieve their common goal.
According to him, the APC would not repeat the mistakes of the past and has ensured a more coordinated approach in selecting its candidates for the 2027 gubernatorial election.
“All party members, support groups, are therefore commissioned to freely go into the field and to continue the evangelical mission that will now take them to the field. Nobody speaks to the converted. We need to do more work, with our brothers and sisters in the opposition, to join hands with us,” he added.
