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2023: APC sets up committee to screen governorship aspirants in Cross River
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River has set up a seven-man special ad hoc committee to screen all governorship aspirants in the state.
The party’s Publicity Secretary in the state, Mr. Erasmus Ekpang, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Calabar, said the committee is headed by Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, while Senator Florence Ita-Giwa would serve as the Secretary.
The committee, according to him will be inaugurated on Wednesday.
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Other members of the committee are a former Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mr. Edem Duke, Mr. Eddy Achi, Mr. Bolaji Anani, Mr. Odey Ochicha and Mr. Ebuta Ayuk.
He said: “This process is in line with the commitment of our party toward achieving an all- inclusive, transparent, fair and democratic process, that would lead to the emergence of an acceptable governorship candidate.
“This is in accordance with the resolution of all the governorship aspirants in its meeting of April 26, wherein they mandated the party to purchase only one nomination form.
“The initiative is aimed at driving a transparent process at arriving at victory for the party.
“The state Chairman, Mr. Alphonsus Eba, has approved the constitution of a special Ad-hoc committee to interface with all aspirants for the office of governor.
“The committee is expected to prune down the number in each senatorial district to two persons.”
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