Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has said that he will respect the decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to field a consensus candidate for the 2023 general elections ony if they give detailed.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the governor said the decision of the ruling party supersedes his personal decision, provided the process is transparent and fair enough.
“In a scenario where the party creates very classical elucidations of the basis and selection criteria that I find completely adequate, I will have no objection,” the governor said.
“If they narrow down to somebody on the consensus basis and I don’t happen to be the one, I need to understand the selection criteria to explain how they arrived at Mr A and not B. If I feel that is a fair process, of course, I will yield to the supremacy of the party.
“I am a team player and I don’t have any qualms with that. But I must see that it is fair and transparent. I know that capacity will be one of the key factors in consideration,” he added.
Ayade who boasted of being sure of clinching the party’s presidential ticket said “I pride myself as having over 30 factories to my credit. No governor has built the number of factories I have built in this country. So I wouldn’t know what selection process will exclude me.”
