Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe (PDP) representing Cross River Senatorial district has said that, contrary to the assertion of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, the PDP in Cross River is at peace and very formidable, with the constant assistance of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.
Jarigbe said this in a statement made available to Journalists in Calabar. “If Obaseki is referring to the defection of Governor Ayade, as the “destruction” of the PDP in Cross River State, then we totally disagree with him.
“It is rather seen as good riddance to bad rubbish. At some point, Governor Ayade became an albatross in our party, and when he left, there was jubilation.
“In fact, if Ayade left the PDP because of Wike, a fellow Governor, then it is testamentary to how clearly handicapped Ayade was in the context of being influential and committed to the Party, ” Jarigbe said.
According to him, while Wike supports PDP States that do not have Governors, financially, physically and otherwise, Governors like Obaseki were complacent, laid back and not forth coming with any support for the party in states, like ours.
“Please, Governor Obaseki should leave Cross River State PDP out of the hullabaloo, he created in the Edo PDP.
“Cross River State PDP is together and does not need the membership of any Governor, who has performed abysmally. We do not want a baggage.
“The issue with all of us is that, when Wike goes out of his way to support our states, we see him as a good man; but whenever his interest conflicts with ours, he becomes a terrible man.
“That is the paradox of life. I wonder if politics is no longer a game of interest. This constant demonisation of Wike because of his interests is puerile, ” he said.
