Ifere Paul|13 February 2016|4:30pm
I guess you have received one one these messages from a bulk SMS operator that called himself VOICE.
"Cross Riverians slam Ndoma-Egba,Prince Otu,Jeddy Agba others for defecting to APC, say joining will not save them from EFCC."
"Bomb scare at APC rally venue in calabar"
Dear Crossriverians, the above messages was sent by the government of Cross River State through a bulk SMS facility. The message which is sent by the code registration 86423 has a geo reference point around the peregrino house. It is therefore not far fetch to conclude that Emmanuel Ulayi is the sole architect of that message as may be advised by Christian Ita, under the very instructions of Shoki Governor Ben Ayade.
It is no that now, more than ever, crossriverians are eager to experience absolute change. For over 8 months we have been deceived by this epileptic dancer whose leader style is sure headed for doom. This leadership style that has a diarrhoea of the mouth and less substantial action plan is not what crossriverians bargained for.
Therefore, sending out blackmailing SMS messages to crossriverians is another way of telling crossriverians that this government is sure a government of political witch hunting. Is it by force to dance shoki? Is it a crime to want to dance with the songs of "Dan Maraya?" Lol.
One thing I have seen in all of Ayade pretentious romance with APC is to destroy the power of competition and fair play. Not surprising though, because, governor shoki Ben Ayade is not a good competitor. We all remember how he bought the party nomination ticket. We are also aware of the ballot buy over and card reader deactivation, bailout snatching, and all other election irregularities.
We are not fools who can't remember that shoki governor Ben Ayade bought and bribed tribunal judges to deliver the mocked verdict that was so delivered.
EFCC? I dey laugh. Why on earth is shoki governor Ben Ayade wasting his time? Does shoki governor think that Jedy Agba or Prince Otu and Ndoma Egba are afraid of EFCC? Ndoma Egba has faced his own ordeal including that of the EFCC. In 2011, Ndoma was petitioned for even building a house in Asokoro. The EFCC investigated him and found nothing.
Prince Bassey Otu has never been involved with the EFCC. And Jedy Agba is ever ready to submit himself to the EFCC. He has done that uncountable times while traveling abroad to seek for medical treatment. Alex Egbona was recently interviewed by the EFCC and came back home thereafter without fear.
But we also know that Liyel Imoke is afraid of being invited by the EFCC. We are also aware of the million shoki governor Ben Ayade spent to bribe the former EFCC boss in order to thwart the investigation of Liyel years as a governor of CRS. We are also aware of the relentless efforts put in place to beg Okoi Obono-obla to withdraw the petitions he wrote against Liyel’s emporium government. Emporium because Liyel made Cross River State a place to sell and buy government properties.
It is a fact that the desperation of Ayade's government to frustrate the decampees being received into the APC today is only too obvious and cannot even hold. Using EFCC as a tool to threaten decampees is only a mark of the blackmailing tendencies common with the administration of Ben Ayade.
Not even a bomb scare message they sent out to crossriverians would deter people from trooping out in mass to watch as Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Hon Minister Amaechi, Hon Minister U. U. Usani, and APC Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun as they welcome and receive politicians of timbre and calibre.
My advise to the PDPigs is that they should stop acting babyish and childish. They should consolidate their gains and be bold to play good politics that would endear them to the electorates. They should be ready to welcome opposition with an open heart or continue to dance shoki with one closed eye and staggering feet.
For the APC, it is a race to give the State, a more vibrant opposition.
Ifere Paul
Is an Environmental Activist & Public Policy Analyst
