The Cross River State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has dismissed the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) prospects in the 2027 elections, insisting the opposition party stands no chance of defeating the ruling party at the polls.
The APC described the PDP’s ambition to reclaim power as “dead on arrival,” adding that the opposition lacks the direction and substance needed to win in the state.
This response came after the State PDP chairman, Venatius Ikem, vowed to unseat Governor Bassey Otu in the upcoming gubernatorial election.
In a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Inyang, on Thursday, the ruling party said the opposition PDP had long lost its political relevance in Cross River and lacked the strength to challenge Otu.
APC described the PDP’s recent meeting in Calabar, led by its state chairman, as “hollow” and an attempt to create a false impression that the party still had hope of returning to power.
APC maintained that “no amount of wishful thinking or press conferences by PDP leaders can alter the political reality,” stressing that the people of Cross River had chosen progress with the ruling party.
“Ordinarily, we would not waste time responding to their blithering, but we must remind Cross Riverians that even when the PDP was stronger, the APC defeated it convincingly at the polls. Today, the PDP is nothing but a shadow of itself, with its members trooping in droves to the APC. Their ambition in 2027 is dead on arrival,” it said.
The ruling party further assured its supporters that Governor Otu’s re-election in 2027 was “as certain as daybreak and nightfall,” urging Cross Riverians to remain steadfast with the “People First” administration.
