With barely seventeen days to the 2019 general elections, the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State is still submerged in controversy as it is parading two governorship candidates, Senator John Owan Enoh and Pastor Usani Uguru Usani as factional candidates.
It was learnt that the two candidates are still holding on as governorship candidates of the party.
We further gathered that Senator John Owan Enoh was given the party’s flag and declared a governorship candidate of the party for Cross River State during the zonal rally of the party in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State while Pastor Usani is claiming that he is still in court with the party and still holding on to the governorship position of the party in the state, since, according to him, the court has not disposed of the matter.
However, the acting Chairman of the party in Cross River, Sir John Ochala lamented the attitude of Pastor Usani Usani saying, that the party’s hierarchy recognised Senator Owan Enoh.
In a statement signed by the acting Chairman, Sir John Ochala and made available to DAILY POST on Wednesday, the party said that “Our attention has been drawn to trending media reports credited to the Honorable Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani whereby he parades himself as the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State.
“We wish to use this medium to make some clarifications which further counters those misgivings by the Minister:
“All the institutions relevant to the emergence of candidates including the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the National Secretariat of our party and even the Law Enforcement Agencies have the name of Sen. John Owan Enoh as the party’s Governorship Candidate in Cross River State.
“That in a matter instituted by him (Pastor Usani Usani) regarding the issue of candidacy, a Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Olukayode Adeniyi delivered judgment rejecting his prayers to be made the party’s candidate.
“In fact, the court verdict derecognized him as having taken part in the process of party primary elections that led to the emergence of candidates.
The PHSpectator recalls that the party is still having a similar situation in Rivers State with Pastor Tonye Cole and Senator Magnus Abe laying claim to the party’s flag.
