In
view of the forthcoming Supreme Court judgment between governor Ben
Ayade of Cross River State and his rival at the Peoples’ Democratic
Party (PDP) last governorship primary in the state, Mr. Joe Agi, slated
for December 9, 2016, the governor, on Friday, sought divine
intervene,
saying God will not disgrace him out of office.Ayade spoke at a reception held in his honor at the Margaret Ekpo airport in Calabar, on his way back from Abuja.
The
governor, who returned to Calabar after about three weeks sojourn
outside the state, was received by his aides, party stalwarts and other
well-wishers.
Addressing
his supporters, the governor insisted that he was innocent of the case
leveled against him, arguing that he was out to serve the masses whole
heartedly.
“Let me recall that the people of Cross River
State are a patient people, very peaceful people. We have a heritage
that is akin to the people who love each other.
“Never
in the history of Cross River State have we had a situation where
brothers fight to this extreme level. Let it be God’s will that he
brings peace and unity. Let God’s judgment prevail.
“I
want to encourage you to continue to pray for me because I know that God
will not disgrace me out of office. He is the one who put me there
because I told Him that I was withdrawing from the governorship race and
that was why I went and bought the form for the Senate. I wanted to go
back to the Senate”, he said.
Ayade said in spite of
the state’s meager funding from Abuja, he conceived big projects in
order to create employment and diversify the economy.
According
to him, “God shall not forsake us at this point. We take our cry to
God because God sees the heart. When we started, we knew the situation
of our people. I am a child born into poverty, so I understand the
circumstances of my people. I decided to go into the freshest and
deepest idea to find a way that we can completely decouple the state
from the dependence of federal allocation.”
The governor
reiterated his passion for the development of the state, adding that
his signature projects were borne out of his love for Cross River and
her people.
“It is against that background that we
decided to conceive big projects that ordinarily will be beyond the
capacity of Cross River State. But, once God is in front, once God is
leading, when you are righteous, God will take control.
“Today,
that impossible seaport has been designed and completely restructured
to the extent that we have gone more than sixteen meters. The super
highway has been completely designed; the route part completely surveyed
and fully opened up, just ready for final approval for construction to
start,” he added.
Leadership
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