A former presidential aide and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Okoi Obono-Obla is assured that Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State will win his second time period election by a landslide.
Obono-Obla who was talking on Arise News programme NewsNight time, hinged his confidence on what he described because the Governor’s efficiency and administration of the state’s funds.
While stating that opposition within the state has been weakened by inner strife, he mentioned Otu inherited a state going through important monetary challenges, together with substantial debt and difficulties paying staff’ salaries.
According to him, Otu has managed to deal with these challenges creditably properly with out resort to borrowing.
He additionally highlighted a rise within the state’s internally generated income (IGR), stating that it rose from roughly ₦21 billion in 2022 to just about ₦76 billion in 2026.
Obono-Obla maintained that Governor Otu’s dealing with of the state’s monetary challenges, efforts to enhance internally generated income, and total efficiency makes his re-election a foregone conclusion.
On efforts by opposition events to current a single presidential candidate towards President Bola Tinubu, he dismissed the concept as a mere comedian aid.
