Traditional rulers in Cross River State have reiterated their endorsement of the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Prince Basset Otu, ahead of next week Saturday’s governorship election.
Giving the assurance of the backing of the traditional rulers, the Chairman of the Cross River State Traditional Rulers Council, His Royal Majesty, (Dr.) Etim Okon Edet, said that it was the resolve of the entire members of the traditional institution in the state to support Otu’s ambition and ensure his victory at the polls come March 11.
Speaking when Otu paid the traditional rulers a visit to seek for their blessing ahead of the election, Edet said, “We are going to demonstrate that government in Cross River State has always been turn by turn.”
Speaking on the spiritual, psychological and emotional stability of Prince Otu, Dr. Edet said, “You have always been a good person. When you went to the National Assembly, you did not disappoint the people. How much more when you become a governor of the state. Your records are there in public.
“I also know that you are born again and the Bible says that it is only those who are born again that will see the kingdom of God. You will not only see, but you will enter the kingdom of God, because you are a child of God.”
The paramount ruler of Bakassi Local Government Area averred that it was important that the entire citizens of the state rise against any ploy to destabilize the unity and peace of the state by insisting on the zoning policy in the state that has been strictly abided with since the inception of the current democratic dispensation in 1999.
He added, “Everyone knows that in Cross River State, we have been having a turn by turn arrangement. We are going to demonstrate that power must return to South. We are the spirits of this state, no individual should allow our spirit to be down. We do not only custody the traditional culture of this state, we also custody the political culture of this state. No one should disrupt the peace and zoning system that we enjoy in this state.”
The traditional rulers then prayed for Prince Otu, while assuring him of their determination to move into their villages to solicit support for him.
