Ayade Dares Owan; pulls down his bill board despite warning
Just two days after the APC gubernatorial Candidate Sen. John Owan Enoh decried the destruction of his bill boards and the pulling down of others within the calabar metropolis, the Cross River State signage and advertisment agency has yet again taken down his bill board barely five hours after it was placed around the high quality bakery, along marian road.
Talk Cross River reliably gathered that the Governorship Campaign organization had met all requirement and paid fully a sum of two million naira to CRISAA to have them diaplay thier various advertorials.
It can be gathered that Sen. John had in his press briefing last tuesday vowed a state wide protest if the government continues to use the machinery of CRISAA to deny it a chance to reach out to Cross Riverians.
As at press time, the DG of the campaign and Sen. John were yet to comment on the development. Meanwhile Cross Riverians have criticised the government for using state apparatus to stiffle democracy, amogst them is the YDP candidate for Central senatorial district, Mr Anthony Bisong, had cautioned the Government to allow for maturity and fair playing ground for all.
He stated this in his facebook handle.
Meanwhile Media aides to Sen. John Owan Enoh has described the action as a display of Fear of defeat and cowardice.
It could be recalled that Sen Owan Enoh warned in his press briefing of a protest if his bill boards were tampared with.
"We must state in very clear terms that from Wednesday 2nd January, 2019, our advertising agency that have been paid to mount our billboards across Calabar metropolis will be out there to mount them at the lawfully designated locations. We must warn that any attempt to destroy our billboards again will be strongly resisted and the APC in the will stage a state-wide protest against this act of intimidation and injustice. We are therefore calling on all heads of security agencies in the state to brace up to their constitutional responsibilities in maintaining peace and order throughout these electioneering campaigns in the state."
The reality of defeat has hit Governor Ben Ayade so hard that he's acting confused and panicky. Not even the paying of sign on fees to political elite to buy their support will save him. We should expect more desperate measures by the regime in the count down to the elections.
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