February 06, (THEWILL) – One of the governorship aspirants under the Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River State, Hogan Ita, has said that the state needs a rescue mission as it marches towards 2023.
Mr Ita, a native of Creek Town, made this known in Calabar after a meeting of the Fresh Hope Organisation, which is planning for his official declaration of intent to run for the governorship of the state.
He said, “Attaining the governorship is not a herculean task because we are created to perform tasks. Cross River State is a peculiar state and it needs a special person to liberate it.
“We have all seen the problem in the state and we have seen that it has gone down and needs a rescue mission. I don’t think anyone who has been involved in the downfall of the state will have the brain to rescue it.
“We need a new team, a new person and a new idea to revive the state. What rules the world is not age but intelligence. It is about what is in your head,” he said.
The governorship hopeful said he has come to rebuild the PDP in the state and save it from gross mismanagement.
He also promised to restore faith and hope to the people. “We have come to rebuild the party, reposition it and make it the best in Africa. You cannot imagine that a party that has existed for over 18 years cannot boast of an office. It shows gross mismanagement of the party.
“A party like the PDP that has produced three governors in the state cannot have a party house like other states. We are still struggling and renting small places for the party.
“We are coming to give the people of the state that hope and faith they have lost in the state. We want to restore it to them.
“This is the 21st century. For you to drive the economy of the state, you must be a technologically-driven human being to make Cross River a 21st Century state, there will be hope for state when we come on board,” he said.
Ita warned against excessive attachment to zoning, maintaining that before the arrival of the APC and PDP, Cross River was one family. He advised that party affiliations should not be used to divide the people of the state.
On his part, Honorable Jackson Osange, the Dircetor-General of the Fresh Hope Organisation described the task before it as quite enormous, but assured that the group was up to it.
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