The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River has
endorsed Brian Odey, candidate of the Labour Party (LP), for the Yala 1 state
assembly polls.
Alphonsus Eba, the party chairman, spoke during an
interactive session with journalists in Calabar, the state capital, on Monday.
Eba said the endorsement of the LP candidate followed the
supreme court’s judgment nullifying the candidacy of Regina Anyogo, who was the
APC candidate.
He said the endorsement of Odey is in line with “the
political calculation and sportsmanship” to support the LP in the state.
He explained that the alliance is to ensure that LP
supporters reciprocate the gesture and vote for Bassey Otu, APC governorship
candidate in the state.
“As a party, we are adopting the candidate of the Labour
Party, Brian Odey in the Yala 1 state constituency election,” he said.
“We are in this alliance because we want supporters of the
Labour Party to also support the candidate of the APC in the governorship
election.”
The APC chairman also called on the police to prosecute the
suspects arrested for allegedly causing violence during the presidential and
national assembly elections in Cross River north.
He asked the police to also arrest their sponsors and
prosecute them accordingly.
Eba also alleged that the presidential election held in the
state was militarised.
He called on Farouk Yahaya, chief of army staff, to ensure
that soldiers from 82 Division, Enugu, are not deployed for election in the
state again.
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