GOVERNMENT OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR (PRESS UNIT)

May 28, 2022

PRESS RELEASE
Governor Ayade didn't take part in any senatorial primaries- Aide

The attention of the Cross River state government has been drawn to a video circulating in cyberspace purporting to be a parallel All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primaries for Northern Cross River where His Excellency, Professor Ben Ayade was listed as a participant.

For the avoidance of doubt, we hereby state clearly that Governor Ayade did not take part in any senatorial primaries.

Nis Excellency is a presidential aspirant who will be taking part in the APC presidential convention now slated for June 6.

We make bold to say that the se.called parallel primary election as contained in the said video was at best a poorly scripted skit comedy shot by three persons sitting in a roorn.

The sham video is indeed a joke taken too far. It was a vapid, infantile but failed attempt at manipulation as the clowns behind it tragically forgot to also manufacture ballot boxes, delegates, observers and APC panel members.
It was a handiwork of political desperadoes who are out to embarrass the governor
We wish to assure teeming APC members and supporters, particularly in Northern Cross River, that there was no parallel Senatorial primaries in the district.

The only valid and recognised senatorial primaries that took place in Ogoja and which was won by the former Chief of Staff to the Governor, lion Martin Orim and which does not have Ayade on the ballot, was monitored by the INEC and representatives from APC's National Secretariat.

The purported video suggesting a parallel exercise should therefore be ignored.

Signed Christian Ita
Special Adviser, Media & Publicity to the Governor

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Just like Dele Momodu, he will have zero(0) vote

I partially believed the story

Whoever is behind the result should be arrested if the source can be found. Why mislead the polity?

No, na me take part. Quantum foolery.

Damage control after woeful outing.

The Presidential Senatorial award of the year goes to ……….

Lol. Of course it would be denied. Do you know how pathetic you would have to be to lose both senatorial seat and presidential seat.

APC is full of lies and confusions, he was defeated by a mere woman. His shame dey shame me

No shame again in Nigeria politics.

Medicine after death oga you’re dead (Ben)

No, na me take part. Universal foolery.

See Talk O!!

Liar liar. He did and lost woefully to a woman

Lolzz, this people are funny

Na WA oo.
Was surprised a sitting governor loosing a primary election.
No be for this Niaja.

Lol..una no go ever gree..oga governor failed woefully

na governor him be ,he never enter senior men squad for APC

Omo fake news plenty for this country...

Assuming he wins...He will come out bodly to claim it

This is just damage control, the governor has been disgraced.

I thought as much