Admin l Thursday, May 20, 2021
CALABAR, Nigeria – Cross Rivers State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade has joined the All Progressive Congress(APC). Ayade joined the APC after so many years of showing his open admiration for President Muhammadu Buhari even while he was in the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP).
Ayade remains the second governor to join the APC after his Ebonyi State counterpart, David Umahi moved to the ruling party.
Ayade who announced the decision in the midst of his colleagues said his decision was borne out of the need to bring Cross State in sync with policies and programmes of the federal government.
He said it is his belief that every governor should join hands with President Muhammadu Buhari. According to him, governors must recognized that it is not the party that matters, but the character, honour and commitment to the vision of Nigeria.
He said Nigerians need to work ahead of the President as a team to build a prosperous country that the succession worries of 2023 will come without the fear and the worries of the international community.
“This morning, I formally joined the All Progressives Congress. This decision was borne out of the need to bring Cross River State in sync with the policies and programs of the federal government.
“ I believe that if everyone of us as governors joins hands with Mr President,
“I think we can sit on the same dining table and fashion out a way to govern this country. We need all Governors to recognize that it is not party that matters. It is character, it is honor, it is commitment to the vision of this great nation.
“We all need to as a team work ahead of the President by working towards building a prosperous country that the succession worries of 2023 will come without the fears and the worries the international community has for us”, he said
