Governor Ayade Gives Condition For Accepting APC Consensus Candidate

Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, on Tuesday, has said that he won’t accept to step down for any consensus candidate if the process of selection is unfair and unjust.

He said this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday.

According to the governor, the decision of the All Progressives Congress supersedes his personal decision, provided the process is transparent and fair enough.

He said, “In a scenario where the party creates very classical elucidations of the basis and selection criteria that I find completely adequate, I will have no objection.

“If the basis for narrowing down to somebody on the consensus basis and I don’t happen to be the one, I need to understand the selection criteria to explain how they arrived at Mr. A and not B. If I feel that is a fair process, of course, I will yield to the supremacy of the party.

“I am a team player and I don’t have any qualms with that. But I must see that it is fair and transparent. I know that capacity will be one of the key factors in consideration.”

Ayade had on April 26 he had secured the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari to hold consultations leading up to unveiling his plans to contest for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress.

He also declared to rally behind former President Goodluck Jonathan if he (Jonathan) emerges as the APC’s Presidential flag bearer ahead of next year’s election.

Ayade disclosed this to State House Correspondents shortly after his meeting with the President at Aso Rock Villa.