Ben Ayade Picks Senatorial Form

Governor of Cross River, Ben Ayade, who recently expressed his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election, has picked up a senatorial form as a backup plan for his presidential aspiration.

Ayade picked up the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial form with receipt number 9498 on May 10 to contest for Cross River North Senatorial District against Orim Martin Ojie, who picked up his form on May 6.

A group of persons known as sons and daughters of Cross River had earlier purchased the APC presidential expression of interest and nomination forms for Governor Ayade and the governor promised to tackle the poor electricity supply if elected as the President of Nigeria in 2023.

With the new development, Governor Ayade would fall back to the senatorial ticket if he loses out in the APC presidential primaries scheduled for May 30 to June 1.