Ukorebi Esien | December 4, 2025
CALABAR – The crisis within the Cross River State chapter of the APC has deepened further as members yesterday impeached sitting State Chairman Alphonsus Ogar Eba (JP), appointing an acting chairman to steer party affairs.
The move follows months of internal turbulence, including public protests by chapter chairmen and secretaries, a vote of no confidence, and the temporary lock-down of the party's state secretariat by aggrieved members demanding Eba's resignation over alleged financial impropriety, withheld stipends, and mismanagement of funds at the grassroots.
In the official statement made public today, the forum of local government chapter chairmen and secretaries argued that Eba's leadership had "crippled party operations" at the ward and LGA levels, worsened the welfare of over 5,700 party officials, and breached internal party trust.
Consequently, the party appointed Ekum Ekok Ojogu as Acting Chairman, instructing him to oversee the re-structuring and reconciliation of party organs pending convening of a full state congress.
Observers note that the impeachment marks a dramatic turn in a saga that began with grassroots dissent, a rare but serious shake-up that could reshape power dynamics within APC in Cross River ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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