The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Cross River State chapter, has reacted to Governor Benedict Ayade’s recent declaration to contest for Nigerian president come 2023.
Venatius Ikem, chairman of the party in the state, in an interaction with DAILY POST in Calabar on Friday, said the governor was desperate because he has failed in the state.
According to Ikem: “He is just grandstanding out of desperation for his doomed political future.
“The entire country has come to know him as a jester. He knows nobody will ever entrust him with political power again. Not even his village people, most of whose land he has used his office to grab by force.”
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The PDP chieftain sarcastically said they will rejoice if the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC fields Ayade as their candidate against PDP.
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He added: “Most businesses relocated out of Calabar to neighbouring Akwa Ibom State because of the harshness of the operating environment, epitomized by multiple taxation and harassment,”
