About seventeen days into 2019
general elections, the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State is
still parading two governorship candidates, Senator John Owan Enoh and Pastor
Usani Uguru Usani as factional candidates.
The two
candidates are still holding to their guns as governorship candidates of the
party.
Our findings revealed that
Senator John Owan Enoh was given the party’s flag and declared a governorship
candidate of the party for Cross River State during the zonal rally of the
party in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
Pastor Usani is claiming that he
is still in court with the party and still holding on to the governorship
position of the party in the state, since, according to him, the court has not
disposed of the matter.
Interestingly, the acting
Chairman of the party in Cross River, Sir John Ochala lamented the attitude of
Pastor Usani Usani saying, that the party’s hierarchy recognised Senator Owan
Enoh.
In a statement signed by the
acting Chairman, Sir John Ochala on Wednesday,
the party said that “Our attention has been drawn to trending media reports
credited to the Honorable Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru
Usani whereby he parades himself as the Governorship candidate of the All
Progressives Congress in Cross River State.
“We wish to use this medium to
make some clarifications which further counters those misgivings by the
Minister:
“All the institutions relevant to
the emergence of candidates including the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC), the National Secretariat of our party and even the Law
Enforcement Agencies have the name of Sen. John Owan Enoh as the party’s
Governorship Candidate in Cross River State.
“That in a matter instituted by
him (Pastor Usani Usani) regarding the issue of candidacy, a Federal High Court
in Abuja presided over by Justice Olukayode Adeniyi delivered judgment
rejecting his prayers to be made the party’s candidate.
“In fact, the court verdict
derecognized him as having taken part in the process of party primary elections
that led to the emergence of candidates.
Sir Ochala said Pastor Usani
should tell the world at what point was he emerged as the party’s Governorship
Candidate as he continues to parade as such.
“This latest attempt by the
Minister to impose himself on the gullible public, in our consideration
confirms our earlier belief that Pastor Usani was working had to actualize
another agenda distracting APC from focusing on elections victory” he said.
“Otherwise why would Pastor Usani
resort to self-help even with the window of opportunity provided by the law for
him to ventilate his grievances and get justice, which we know he’ll never get!
“We, therefore, warn for the umpteenth
time that Pastor Usani should desist from this criminal act of impersonation
since he is not our governorship candidate!
“The fact that this tendency of
the Hon Minister is capable of robbing the party of its chances of victory in
the forthcoming polls, urges on the Presidency to call Pastor Usani to order to
avoid the aftermath of such ugly situation.
He urged the general public to
disregard the evil antics of the Hon Minister and only seek and get
clarifications from relevant stakeholders as regards the status of the APC
Governorship Candidate who indisputably is Sen. John Owan Enoh” he stated.
When contacted, the Publicity
Secretary of Pastor Usani, Mr. Men’s Ikpeme said, “We don’t have acting
chairman in APC, our Chairman is Nufam Godwin Etim John. Please don’t address
any person as such.
“I am talking to you from the
point of authority. Pastor Usani Usani is our governorship candidate, no other
one” and when he was reminded that Senator John Owan Enoh was given the party’s
flag in Uyo, he said, “It was a ceremonial presentation but Pastor Usani got
the ticket’ he stated.
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