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Barr Ekpenyong Akiba, a Lawyer and aide to Prince Bassey Edet Otu, Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State have said that his principal is eminently qualified to be the standard bearer of his party as he has fulfilled all provisions. of the law.
speaking over the weekend in an online TV program, "Political Round Table" on The Daily News TV, the legal luminary said Sen. John Owan Enoh's appeal to the that has been dismissed by the high court judge is only a strategy for negotiations and relevance.
he informed that the case was stroked out by Justice Ojukwu for lacking merit since Otu had fulfilled all the requirements to contest the party's primary elections.
Explaining further, Ekpenyong said, although the initial screening committee set up by the party had refused to clear Prince Otu, because he didn't submit all his credentials to the committee, thus declaring the process, inconclusive, Otu was later cleared by the National Working Committee of the Party through its Publicity Secretary, stating that the law says it's only the party that can screen and clear aspirants and the party did so through its Publicity Secretary.
"Senator Bassey Otu complied with the constitutional requirement that a candidate must be educated up to the school certificate level and not that he must produce a certificate to that effect.
Senator Otu was properly screened by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Senator Otu produced his University degree and it is difficult to comprehend why the Screening committee requested his First School Leaving Certificate to show he was educated up to at least a school certificate or his equivalent.
However, the NWC resolved the issue in favour of Senator Bassey Otu." He said.
Speaking further, the leaned fellow revealed that his Principal, Sen. Bassey Otu will sustain all developmental and viable projects of Prof. Ben Ayade, stating that the food on the table will continue but will be modified to include productivity by all appointees.
See except from the interview: Owan is merely looking for relevance and grounds for negotiations
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