By Archibong Jeremiah
The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has left Calabar for Abuja to attend a high-power APC meeting.
Sen. Ayade took to his Facebook page to disclose that the reason for the trip is to defend Cross River interest at the National level.
According to him, “this morning I left for Abuja to attend a crucial meeting with my brother Governor’s in the APC.
“This meeting is particularly important as we intend to discuss issues of National interest as it involves our party ahead of the 2023 elections.
“Cross River being the only APC State in the South-South, my role is to articulate our position and to ensure that Cross River is given it’s pride of place in our national politics.”
He ended by stating that, “I look forward to coming back with good news concerning all the issues as it affects our dear State directly.”