2027: Big win for Otu as former PDP chairman Ikem joins APC

Vows to sell governor’s projects
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From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar
Ahead of the 2027 governorship elections, the re-election ambition of the Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has received a major boost following the defection of former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Barr Venatius Ikem, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Ikem, who resigned from the PDP penultimate week citing internal divisions and lack of clear leadership direction, formally defected to the APC at a rally in Obudu Local Government Area.
Speaking during his formal reception, Ikem expressed ...