Just In: C’River PDP chairman quits over ‘crisis of direction’

By Ike Uchechukwu
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Venatius Ikem, Esq has resigned with immediate effect, citing a “crisis of direction and leadership coherence” in the party as the electoral season approaches.
In a letter signed by the outgoing chairman, sighted by Vanguard and addressed to the National Secretary at the party’s Wadata House secretariat in Abuja, and copied to the Cross River State Secretary, Ikem said he could “no longer effectively serve in this position” under circumstances that “increasingly challenge the principles, cohesion, and sense of purpose” of the party.
The lawyer from Obudu described the decision as “exceptionall...