Akamkpa Shuts Down as Ayade/Esu Campaign Train Storms Town

In continuation of the Cross River State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, campaign rally ahead of the general elections, a huge crowd of supporters besieged the rally venue, Akamkpa, to receive the campaign train led by the Chairman of the Campaign Council, Governor Liyel Imoke, the party governorship standard bearer, Senator Ben Ayade, as well as other candidates of the party.

The huge crowd which had turned out as early as 8am to receive Ayade and his running mate, Professor Ivara Esu, bore large posters, banners and handbills bearing photographs of President Goodluck Jonathan, Ben Ayade and other candidates with messages such as ‘No vacancy at Aso Rock Villa’, ‘President Jonathan, you have done very well, you deserve a second term’, ‘Ayade for continuity’, Gershom Bassey, it’s your turn at the Senate’.

In a carnival manner, the crowd sang, danced and chanted the names of both President Jonathan and Senator Ayade.

Addressing the teeming crowd, comprising the old and the young, the state governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, reminded them of the need to queue behind the PDP team compromising President Goodluck Jonathan, the governorship candidate and his running mate as well as the senatorial, House of Representatives and House of Assembly candidates from the zone. Imoke charged the party supporters not to make the mistake of sending wrong representatives who would not promote their collective interest but their own narrow and selfish agenda. “Do not allow those who have benefited from the party but who have suddenly decided to pitch their tents elsewhere to deceive you with promises they know too well that they cannot deliver,” Imoke said.

He said: “No representatives in Abuja have the capacity to attract anything to you. It is only the governor in Calabar that can do that. But then, he needs the people you are sending to Abuja to work with him because you cannot afford to have your governor in PDP and your senator and House of Representatives members in another party.”

Addressing the traditional rulers, Imoke called for understanding and support for PDP and warned against surrendering of PVCs for election malpractices. Voters educators education was focus of Imoke’s speech to traditional rulers.

Responding, the campaign team was assured of total support in the forthcoming general elections, stakeholders noted  “Since 1999, the people of Akamkpa have always followed the PDP. We have enjoyed tremendously from aligning with the PDP, we are not ready to shift position now. It does not matter how many of our sons and daughters may be in other parties, but PDP is the only one united family we know. We decided long before the campaign train berthed in our domain that we will support President Goodluck Jonathan, Senator Ben Ayade, Gershom Bassey, and Daniel Asuquo all the way.”

While in Akamkpa, Senator Liyel Imoke commissioned and inspected a new library building, a new Pavilion at CRS College of Education and RAMP roads linking Nsan, Obung, Old Netim and Okomita.

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