The All Progressives Congress (APC), has inaugurated a new Cross River State Working Committee sequel to an extensive closed-door stakeholder meeting held in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, southern Nigeria.
The consensus candidate for Chairman of Cross River State chapter of the APC is Mr. Christopher Etta, a former member of the national assembly, who represented Ikom/Boki Federal Constituency.
Etta, who is a close ally of Governor Bassey Otu from Boki local government, alongside former state lawmaker, Dr. Ugana Lukpata, the Deputy Party Chairman and the party Secretary, Patrick Asikpo-Okon including 33 others were affirmed as consensus candidates in Cross River State.
Speaking after the swearing-in ceremony, the Cross River State APC chairman , Etta commended party stakeholders and delegates for finding them worthy to serve in their different capacities.
He pledged to foster unity, peace, transparency and accountability, while soliciting for the support of party members to achieve success ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Etta stated, “we are going to hit the ground running. The inauguration of the wards and local governments chapter executive is next and means our work is already cut out for us.
“We are going to give every member of our party a listening ear because we are ready to serve you and seek your advise as stakeholders to win the 2027 general election.”
Addressing the newly elected State Working Committee, Cross River Governor, Bassey Otu, expressed confidence that the officers would perform beyond expectations and advised them to act within the ambit of the party constitution.
Otu said, “to the newly elected chairman, I know you will do well based on your wealth of experience.”
Earlier, the chairman of the APC Cross River State Congress Committee, Samuel Yarnap, commended party members for the peaceful conduct of the exercise and electing consensus candidates.
Yarnap advised the newly inaugurated executive to uphold the constitution and serve in fairness, sustain the peace and work closely with ward and chapter executives at the local government level.
He said, “I encourage you to discharge your duties with utmost sincerity, fairness and justice, so as to leave a positive mark in the sands of time.”
