Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has described the coalition African Democratic Congress, ADC, as a political gathering of “kwashiokor politicians” and detractors who once plunged Nigeria into hardship.
Otu made the remark on Tuesday in Calabar, while receiving the endorsement of repentant members of the ex-Bakassi Defence Force who declared support for his re-election bid in 2027.
Governor Otu, disclosed that he is pleased with the gesture, stressing that the ADC is nothing more than a distraction. He warned that such political movement cannot take Cross River state to what he described as "back to Egypt."
Otu said, “We have heard that there are some kwashiokor persons making moves to take over power. They call themselves ADC. They are nothing more than detractors, a distraction!”
He also slammed the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, describing it as another “sickly group” incapable of returning Nigeria to what he called the “dark days.”
“As one who was once in opposition, I know detractors when I see them. They cannot achieve anything. It is glaring that people don’t like the truth, but we have seen those who put Nigerians where they were before we came in. They won’t succeed,” Otu declared.
Governor Otu maintained that his People's First administration would not stifle dissenting voices, stressing that democracy guarantees freedom of association and expression.
“Well, we are in a democracy. And so, we won’t stop them from exercising their rights of speaking and grouping for political purposes,” he added.
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