C’River Primaries: CNPP Congratulates Agi, Odey
With the successful conduct of primaries of the two main political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River state at the weekend, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) in the State has congratulated Barr Joe Agi of APC and Dr Stephen Odey of the PDP for emerging candidates for the forthcoming Cross River north senatorial by-election.
In a congratulatory letter addressed to Barr Joe Agi, dated 4th September, 2020, signed by CNPP State Chairman, Mr Sunday Michael, and the Secretary, Mr Castro Ezama, and made available to our reporter on Sunday, the CNPP said, “on behalf of the chairmen of political parties and the general membership of the CNPP, we congratulate you on your emergence as the northern senatorial candidate of the APC in Cross River state.
“Your emergence is a welcome development hatched in the right direction as we strongly believe that this will bring balance, equity, fairness, and justice to the Yala Nation. We thank the delegates and the INEC monitoring team, the CNPP observer team and security agencies for abiding by the rules.”
In another congratulatory letter addressed to Dr Stephen Odey of the PDP, dated September 5, 2020, the CNPP Chiefs said “the decision of the delegates to elect you as the PDP’s candidate from among other distinguished aspirants is a testimony of how far and wide you consulted, further to this, choosing a Yala son in compliance with the directives of the CNPP to all political parties demonstrates the commitment of your party in bringing balance, equity, fairness and justice.”
However, controversies had followed the conduct of the primaries of the two political parties as both Prof Zana Akpagu of APC and Hon Jarigbe Agom of the PDP are also laying claims to the tickets of their respective parties, saying they won the primaries.
Their supporters are equally waiting with bated breath to see who the national secretariats of the two political parties would give their flags to even as the issue has generated heated tension among party members and stakeholder.
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