Ayade’s Adviser on Cocoa joins APC

Dr. Oscar Ofuka, Special Adviser to Gov. Ben Ayade on Cocoa Development and Control on Thursday formally defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC) with over 1000 of his supporters in Bendeghe Ward, Etung Local Government Area of Cross River.

Speaking after his formal registration, Ofuka said his decision to dump PDP for APC was in solidarity with the governor, who defected recently from PDP to the APC.

“I have to join the governor so that, together, we will continue the Industrialization and Agriculture revolution of our dear State of which Cocoa is one of it’s mainstay, ” he said.

He said that Cocoa remains the State’s black gold which needs the inputs of people of Cross River.

Ofuka added that the governor needed the full support of “all of us ” to realize the dream of making Cross River a model.

“Ayade has done so much for Cross River such that we cannot continue to be in opposition. “we need to come to the mainstream by aligning with the center, “he said.

The special adviser urged other Politicians in the state to move with the governor in order to attract critical infrastructures to the state.