Cross River Government Demands Apology from PDP Leaders

The government of Cross River state has given the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) a 48-hour ultimatum to apologize to Governor Bassey Otu regarding an alleged press release that purportedly questioned the governor's integrity. Pastor Ekpenyong Ene Cobham, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, demanded that the PDP's governorship candidate, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong, retract a social media post insinuating that the governor instructed certain individuals and traditional rulers to avoid engaging with the opposition.

Cobham labeled the report as false and potentially inflammatory, especially amid recent political tensions. He asserted that the governor had not issued any directives against the PDP's campaign activities.

Furthermore, Cobham addressed a recent incident during a PDP meeting in Calabar, denying any involvement of APC members in the violence that occurred, attributing it instead to internal conflicts among PDP members. He cautioned against the spread of manipulated information and assured that lawful political campaigns would continue in the state.