Alphonsus Ogar Eba, Cross River APC Chairman-elect
Gov. Ayade inherited N400bn debt – APC
[From ANIEKAN ANIEKAN, Calabar]
Chairman-elect, Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alphonsus Ogar Eba has claimed that the Governor Ben Ayade-led administration inherited a N400 billion debt from previous governments.
Alphonsus Ogar Eba, Cross River APC Chairman-elect
The APC Chairman elect disclosed this in Calabar during an engagement with the media alongside his executives.
He said despite the huge debt, the governor has gone ahead to establish several projects particularly industries across the state.
According to Eba, “The Ayade lead administration inherited a 400 billion naira debt.
“Previous administrations plunged us into the debts but despite this, the governor is developing a number of major projects.
“These include the rice mill, cocoa processing factory, cassava syrup plant, garment factory and many others.
“Major projects like the Odukpani dualization is on course though a federal road and this is one of the projects we need to give applauds to the present administration.
“The people of Cross River State are seeing this and they are not blind,” he said.
He said all appointees who are not registered members of the APC are given up to the end of year to perfect their membership with the party or quit.
He stressed that Article 9:5 of the constitution of the party abhors members of the APC from taking up appointment in other parties and this will be enforced.
He said he is bringing discipline into the party and undisciplined members will be shown the way out of the party.
On zoning, he said it is not a problem in the APC and the party will sit down as a family and decide where the governorship should go to.
He insisted that he believes in zoning and all parties acceded to it in 2014/15 that made the governorship seat go to the northern part of the state.
He explained that at the appropriate time the party executive will do that which is right, equitable and fair.
