Cross River State governor, Professor Ben Ayade, has
expressed deep appreciation to Cross Riverians for turning out en masse to vote in the February 16
presidential and National Assembly elections in the State.
Governor Ayade who also acknowledged the peaceful conduct
that characterised the elections said he was particularly overwhelmed by the
tremendous show of support across the nooks and crannies of the state for the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant and Chief
Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita, Ayade said: “I want to sincerely thank you
from the depth of my heart for not only demonstrating that Cross River is PDP,
but also expressing that through your votes for all our candidates across the
entire state. Your commitment to the party is unwavering, just as your
validation of that commitment was resolute during the Presidential and National
Assembly elections where we won in all the 18 local government areas of the
state including Etung where the PDP won nine out of the ten wards, even though
the results were later cancelled.”
While urging the people to work hard to strengthen the bond
that has kept the PDP family so closely knit in the past 20 years, Ayade
echoed: “In PDP, you have shown me what family really means and how much we can
achieve together if we stick as a collective. As a leader, I know what the word
TEAM connotes, and that is that Together Everyone Achieves More and no doubt,
we have never disappointed in this regard.”
The governor who enjoined the citizens to cap their
commitment by trooping out in their thousands for the crowning of PDP
victory in the March 9, governorship and House of Assembly elections to pave
the way for the ultimate celebration, said: “Just like you insisted on February
16, that Cross River was PDP, there is no better time to reaffirm this
conviction through the redoubling of efforts to replicate your loyalty to the
party like you did in the Presidential and National Assembly polls come March 9
when you will be re-electing me for another four years as well as the House of
Assembly members to pilot the affairs of the State.”