Cross River State People’s Democratic Party (PDP), caucus in the National Assembly Caucus have accused Governor Ben Ayade of highhandedness.

The federal legislators also condemned the state congresses which they described as non-inclusive.

The lawmakers from the state, in a letter to the National Chairman of the PDP, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, warned that unless something urgent was done to remedy the situation, the party stood a poor chance in the 2019 elections.

The letter signed by nine legislators led by Senator Rose Oko (Cross River North) accused the governor of hijacking the state’s congresses to the exclusion of stakeholders.

Others that signed the petition included Senator Gershom Bassey, Hon. Ayibe Ngoro, Hon. Bassey Eko Ewa, Hon. Daniel Asuquo, Hon. Eja Mbora, Hon. Jarigbe Agom, Hon. Essien Ayi and Hon. Legor Idagbo.

It read in part: “We bring to your attention the state of the structure of the PDP in Cross River State. The 2016 party congresses ostensibly saw the election of new officials for the state, local government area and ward executive officers for the party.

“There was, however, an aberration in the manner the congresses were done, as they excluded party stakeholders and elders across the state that became tantamount to a selection rather than an election.

“The implication of this is that there is now a general apathy and despondency among party members in the state, most of whom have felt the need to move out of the party to other parties, and indeed have done so”.

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