By Joseph ETTA in Calabar
Disgruntlement, disenchantment and general apology among party members formed part of the reason Governor Ben Ayade called for stakeholders meeting across the state.
There has been complaints of total neglects of party members by Governor Ben Ayade which has caused a crack in the rank and files of party leadership and followership in the state.
Cross River State is a PDP controlled state and the party over 16 years in Government has enjoyed maximum support from the people. But recently, reports reaching Daybreak revealed that the foot soldiers who won the election for him felt cheated, neglected and abandoned.
In view of the above, Governor Ben Ayade yesterday began the first leg of consultation and meeting with the party stakeholders, starting from Obaniku Local Government Area from the Northern part of the State.
Obaniku sets the ball rolling in the exercise that will last for a month, starting from the Northern part of the state to Central and Southern part of the state.
The stakeholders expected for the meeting in each Local Government Areas including serving and past members of National Assembly who are still members of the party, all serving and past members of the state House of Assembly who are currently in the party, all present and past members of the National working committee of the party who are still in the party, and all present and past members of the Zone working committee who are still in the party. Other invitees are all present and past members of the state working committee who are still in the party, all present and former political appointees, all chapter former Local Government Council Chairmen and Vice Chairmen who are still in the party, as well as all former Councilors still in PDP, all Local Government cordinators in the recently concluded election, all ward/polling unit cordinators, and all party polling agents in the last concluded election.
Information that filtered to Daybreak disclosed that one of the issues in the burning furnace is the conduct of LGA election in the state.
This very sensitive issue may tear the party apart.
Cross River State is one of the states yet to conduct Local Government election.
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