Alphonsus Eba said he is the chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State despite claims of his suspension.
Recall that a group which claimed they were stakeholders of the party, in a letter signed by Chief Mark Nomba Ayo as Chairman and Chief Mathias Ake, Secretary, suspended Eba indefinitely.
Ayo also named one James Alicha as the acting chairman of the party in the state, according to Daily Post.
Meanwhile, Eba, in a telephone interview with Daily Post insisted that he is the chairman of the party and was answering the call from his office.
Eba said “I am sitting in my office as we speak. I am the chairman of APC in Cross River State..”
He maintained that if he was suspended, he would not have access to the state party Secretariat in Calabar.
However, in the letter sent to the National Chairman of APC and copied to the state governor, DSS, Commissioner of Police, and Resident Electoral Commissioner, the group listed a number of offences allegedly committed by Eba, disclosing that he has breached the Constitution of the party.
According to the group, since he assumed office, Eba has conducted himself as a sole administrator and has been high-handed and antagonistic.
“We, the undersigned bonafide members and on behalf of Cross River State APC Stakeholders and acting for the overall interest, success and wellbeing of our great party and a majority of our membership across the state have decided, agreed and undertaken to suspend Alphonsus Eba as State Chairman of our party.”
