The Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC),
on Monday, called on the State House of Assembly to impeach the state
Governor Ben Ayade for several constitutional breaches.
The call was made by the Chairman of the APC in the state, John Ochala, during a press conference in Calabar, the state capital.
The APC chairman averred that Ayade should be impeached for breaching
the constitution as well as his lukewarm approach to the various
security challenges facing the state.
Speaking alongside the National Vice Chairman of APC (South-South),
Hilliard Eta, and a former member of House of Representatives, Paul
Adah, the APC state chairman pointed out the recent kidnap of an APC
chieftain in the state, Senator Patrick Ani.
Ochala said, “If the House of Assembly do not find any area for which
to indict and consequently impeach Ayade, we wish to point to them that
the governor has consistently stayed out of the state for a period
longer than what the constitution prescribes, without duly transmitting
the reins of governance to his deputy as prescribed by the relevant
statutes.
“Also, he has acted contrary to the provisions laid out in the second
schedule of the Constitution by attempting to, among others to create a
police force in the guise of Green Police, Homeland Security, which are
in the exclusive preserve of the Federal Government.
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