Following Thursday’s defection of Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade to the All Progressives Congress, the Peoples Democratic Party on Friday dissolved the State Caretaker Committee of the state’s chapter of the party.
This party announced this in a statement titled, ‘PDP Dissolves, Replaces Cross River State Caretaker Committee,’ and signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan.
PDP National Working Committee, on behalf of the National Executive Committee, approved the dissolution of the state chapter.
The statement read, “The decision is in pursuant to the powers conferred on the NWC by the PDP Constitution.
“Consequently, the NWC has constituted a new State Caretaker Committee to pilot the affairs of the chapter of the party at the state level.
“The members of the new State Caretaker Committee for Cross River State are Barr. Efiok Cobham(Chairman) Barr. AttahOchinke, Dr. UkeEnun, Prof. WalterMboto, Hon. Rita Ayim (PublicitySecretary), Hon. MikeUsibe, Hon. Christopher Ekpo, Mr. Victor Effiom Okon, Prince K.J.Agba, Hon. Eko Atu(Secretary).
“All other structures of the party at the local government and ward levels in the state remain intact.”