Ayade's Poor Performance In Public Service Disqualifies Him From Holding Political Positions - Sen. Jarigbe
By Ogbu KOSY
The senator representing Cross River Northern Senatorial District, Sen. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe has stated that former governor Ben Ayade's 12 wasted years as senator and governor, respectively, make his quest to return to the Senate or get ministerial appointment a wild goose chase.
The acclaimed Senator, in an article posted on his verified Facebook page, titled "Politics of Primitive Acquisition," averred that "A man cannot have four years in the Senate and 8 years as Governor, without meaningful achievements and be rewarded with a Senatorial seat or Ministerial position."
Chiding the Kakum-born Ayade over his overzealousness and insatiable quest for power, in spite of being rejected by the masses, Jarigbe revealed that: "I hear about fifty (50) of my constituents from Cross River North have been ferried to Calabar, to appear as witnesses for Ayade, in his Petition against me, over the last Cross River North Senatorial Election. I also hear there is a failed attempt at conscripting the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to give evidence against me. I trust INEC on this and they will never act arbitrarily," adding that "Ayade's only problem is that, he believes it is possible to get everything in this World if you have acquired some money."
He reminded that "when money is made at the expense of service delivery to the common Man, it haunts you for a lifetime, insisting that: "that is the baggage my Opponent (Ayade) has."
Continuing, he said: "Everyone knows Ayade was rejected by our People. His rejection affected even the House of Assembly Elections, where his Party only clinched one Seat out of 6 HoA Seats in Cross River North. My Party (PDP) won 4 Seats. Is this not enough evidence to show that he was rejected?. He came on TV to shamelessly tell lies against the Police and Military, because they refused to bully the electorates and rig the elections for him."
Condemning Ayade's clandestine attempts at compromising justice and the people's mandate, Jarigbe complaint that the former governor's ill-conceived legal tussle against him, albeit a futile exercise, only poses an obscure distraction from concentrating on the mandate freely given to him by the good people of Cross River Northern Senatorial District.
"The People of Cross River North are suffering indirectly, because of the distractions from Ayade. Resources that should go to our People are being spent to secure the mandate given to me by our People. He doesn’t want us to attract infrastructural development to our deprived communities," he frowned.
"We can all see that Ayade is up against his supposed mentee (Betta Edu) for the Ministerial Position coming to Cross River State. His supposed mentee is even miles ahead of him, in consideration for that Position. He is also at the Tribunal to compromise an election, I defeated him squarely, with about twenty thousand votes. This is a Man that I was in the forefront of making Governor in 2015, when Sen. Liyel Imoke practically spoon-fed him to becoming a Governor," he shrugged.
"Where is the Ukelle Road he promised to do before the Elections? Why was he chasing the Contractors we sent there away," Jarigbe questioned, describing Ayade's self-centeredness as "wickedness personified," with a conclusion that "Only the Will of God prevails."
