Ex-Attorney General, Eyo Ekpo emerges SDP Governorship candidate in Cross River

A former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Cross River State, Eyo Ekpo has emerged the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the State.

Ekpo emerged the governorship candidate through the direct primary of the party conducted in the 196 wards of the 18 Local Government Areas of the State. He was the only candidate and elected with over 49, 000 votes.

The primary which was supervised by the Chairman, SDP governorship primary panel for Cross River State, Dr Benson Ogbonna was adjudged to be peaceful and transparent.

Expressing gratitude for the mandate to be the governorship candidate of the party, Ekpo stated that the mission to recover and restore Cross River State was not negotiable.

The SDP candidate stated, “This State-wide affirmation of my candidacy signifies the confidence you have in my ability to rescue Cross River from the downward spiral currently plaguing every sector.

“It is the vision of the SDP to provide you people with the dividends of democracy and I pledge to do just that: recover and restore Cross River State. I urge you all to join me in this vision and make it our collective responsibility to rebrand our dear State,” remarked Ekpo.

According to him, the mandate was a call for greater service, noting that SDP was determined to sweep across the State to every household and community to get people especially the electorates on board.

The State Chairman of the party, Honorable Eni Ikpi expressed satisfaction with the turnout of faithful for the primary, noting that the SDP’s decision to conduct its governorship primary in all the local government areas was to enhance security and ensure safety of all members including others.

He added that though the primary, which was slated for Monday, October 1 went into Tuesday, the party was moving ahead for the next round of the primary.