Dr Betta Edu, Co-Director of the Women Mobilisation Directorate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, on Monday declared Cross River State “100 per cent” behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid and Governor Bassey Otu’s second-term ambition.
She spoke at the APC presidential campaign rally in the state capital, attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the party’s national leadership.
On the sidelines of the rally, Dr Edu said the turnout showed the party was poised to deliver overwhelming victories for both the President and the governor in the 2027 general elections.
She described the rally as a powerful demonstration of the unity, strength and unwavering commitment of the APC family in Cross River, saying the party remained resolute in consolidating the gains of the Renewed Hope Agenda.
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According to her, the people of the state have continued to identify with the leadership of President Tinubu and Governor Otu because of their commitment to development, economic transformation and improved welfare for Nigerians.
Dr Edu called on party members, women, youths and grassroots mobilisers to sustain the momentum through intensified community engagement, grassroots mobilisation and voter sensitisation ahead of the elections.
She stressed that the APC’s strength lies in its unity, organisational capacity and ability to translate popular support into electoral victories, urging stakeholders to remain focused and united.
The rally was attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima; Senate President Godswill Akpabio; the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda; the governors of Cross River, Imo, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Edo states; the Director-General of the PCC, Abdulaziz Yari; other PCC members; political leaders and supporters.
Stakeholders and supporters at the gathering reaffirmed their commitment to President Tinubu’s re-election and Governor Otu’s second-term bid, in what party leaders described as a show of the APC’s growing momentum in the South-South state ahead of 2027.
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