31 Aspirants Eye Cross River Guber Seat

  

The governorship race in Cross River State is becoming more interesting with more aspirants declaring their intention to succeed Governor Liyel Imoke.

Among the aspirants are former members of the State Executive Council who resigned their appointments about two weeks ago.

The latest in the pack of aspirants is a Calabar-based legal practitioner, Mr. Joe Agi, SAN, who has decided to dump his wig and gown to test the murky waters of politics.

Mr. Agi told journalists in Calabar after publicly declaring his intention to vie for the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP that he was in the race to make a difference.

He said, after taking a cursory look at the performance of successive administrations in the state, he decided to join the race.

Agi disclosed that his entry into the governorship race was moved by the desire to offer quality service to the people.

Also in the race is a Catholic Priest, Rev. Father Agantem Eworo who is also vying for the PDP ticket.

The priest’s entry into the race took most Catholic faithful by surprise as majority of the aspirants in the race are Catholics.

Though most politicians are said not to see Father Eworo as a threat, his popularity especially among Catholics in the state may be an advantage to his ambition.

 Nigerian Pilot