By: Amawu, Cletus Albert Amawu.
The Chairman of Cross River State PDP National Assembly Caucus, Distinguished Senator Gershom Bassey, during the PDP Stakeholders Meeting and Press Conference held on Sunday 23rd of May, 2021, in Calabar at the Transcorp Hotels, aver that, nobody has the sole power to own the PDP.
The Distinguished Senator while welcoming the teaming crowd with echoes of party slogans with a corresponding responds chanting the Eagle has landed; Obong Ekpe we trust and know. Rhetorically shouted, “Our Party don scatter!!!?
“If, 38,000 people or maybe half of them want to go, what’s the balance? Cross River State has 1.5m Registered voters and minus 38,000 from the 1.5m. So, they have 38,000 and we have 1.4m plus. This party PDP, belongs to all of us. They’re no godfathers, godmothers, no super digital something. Nothing of such in the PDP. You can be anything in this party provided you’re a loyal party man and that’s the beauty of the PDP.
“Nobody has the sole power to own the party and any attempt, what do we say; No Way! It is our party.”
Continuing Senator Gershom, said to party faithful’s who graced the occasion, “let me sincerely thank all of you for coming, for support and solidarity that has made us do things that we needed to do. And most especially, we have to thank God for His mercies, everything and enablement to continue to stand on the side of truth.
“And the truth is that, we in the National Assembly have continued to speak truth to power, we don’t care who you are, we’ll tell you the truth and if, you do not like it, then, it’s too bad, because the truth is a constant.
“So, as a Calabar-South man, everything about our politics, is PDP,” he concluded.
In attendance were Sen. Liyel Imoke, CON former Governor and Leader of the PDP in Cross River State. Representative of the BOT. Chief (Barr) Efiok Cobham, Chairman, PDP State Caretaker Committee. Sen. (Prof.) Sandy Onor. Rt. Hon (Apostle) Essien Ayi. Rt. Hon Daniel Asuquo. Rt. Hon Eta Mbora. Rt. Hon Jarigbe, Agom Jarigbe. Rt. Hon Chris Agibe. Rt. Hon John Gaul Lebo. Rt. Hon, Obeten. Prof. Walter Mboto. Dr. Uke Enun. Hon. Rita Ayim (Publicity Secretary). Hon. Mike Usibe. Hon. Christopher Ekpo. Mr. Vincent Effiom Okon. Price K.J. Agba. Hon. Eko Atu (Secretary). Princess Amina Aron. Hon. Emmanuel Ibeshe. Hon (Barr) Vena Ikem. 2, Serving Commissioners in Ayade government. 7, Members of Cross River State House of Assembly. 17, PDP Chapter Chairmen. Several Honourable Councilors and Many Appointees of Ayade, thousands of Party Members and many more.