Senatorial Elections: There was no primary in C'River Central, Says Eteng, Ekpere
By Judex OKORO
Aspirants for All Progressives Congress (APC) Cross River State Central district, Sen. Eteng Jones Williams and Ms Mary Ekpere, have stated there was no primary election in all the 66 wars of the district.
The aspirants called on distinguished party members to discard the results being circulated on socialmmedia that somebody has been declared winner, alleging that some persons' interest is to cause division in the party.
Williams and Ekpere, who spoke separately while reacting to the figures being circulated on some platforms, platforms, said the figures were fictitiously manufactured and allocated.
The Senator noted that his key supporters went round all the 66 wards of the district, and there was nowhere voting took place.
He went further to allege that there was no presence of officials sent by the party to conduct the primaries where he and his supporters kept vigil until 8:00pm.
Williams particularly noted that his community, with over a thousand voters, waited endlessly without exercising their franchise as the officials to conduct the primaries never showed up.
According to him, "I simply do not understand the reasons for this desperation. Elections are contestation and avenue to test your popularity in the field and not through backdoor as being displayed here.
"I have it on good authority that materials meant for the primaries were handed over to some officials of Cross River state government by those who were meant to conduct a free and fair primaries in the State.
"These compromise materials and the officials had a field day to work on them at the materials which they announced in an undisclosed location.
"Is it not funny that they allocated a mere 200 votes in my community where I have consistently maintained over 80 percent of the votes for over 15 years.
"What about Boki, it is possible to have gotten all the registered voters participated in the primaries, or is it Obubra where i command the majority of the followership.
"As an aspirant in the primaries, officials who came to supervise the exercise never contacted me to make available my agents for the primaries."
Williams called on the party leadership to ensure the right thing is done, especially against the backdrop that the perpetrator of this abnormalities was not cleared to participate in the primaries.
Also speaking, Mary Ekepere, said: " I am an aspirant and I cannot site the electoral materials neither was It allowed to cast vote for myself. We are all partly members and we are Governor Bassey Otu's Children. We are only asking that we should be treated fairly and equally.
"So, how can we be treated like outcast while . one person is treated like a special person. Their is party election.
"Are we too small that even the Governor cannot even talk to us . We are too small and of no importance.. Let us got to the field and wrestle among and whosoever wins we shall work for the person. We need justice, equity and fairness.
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