'We should win all 18 LGAs in 2027' – Enoh warns Cross River APC

Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan Enoh, has warned the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Cross River State in opposition to a repeat of its poor efficiency within the 2023 presidential election, when Labour Party candidate Peter Obi gained 10 of the state’s 18 native authorities areas.

Enoh, who can also be Director of Manufacturing and MSME Sector Mobilisation of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, gave the warning through the inauguration of the Cross River State executives and polling unit coordinators of Project Beyond 2027 in Calabar.

He mentioned the APC should work in direction of successful all 18 native authorities areas within the state within the subsequent normal election.

“In the 2023 election, out of 18 local governments, our president only won seven. Atiku Abubakar won one. Ten of Cross River’s local governments were won by Peter Obi,” he mentioned.

Enoh mentioned the brand new political construction was anticipated to work with the state APC management to enhance the celebration’s efficiency, notably within the southern senatorial district.

He urged the coordinators to have interaction residents on the ward and polling unit ranges, together with markets and communities, to canvass help for Tinubu and different APC candidates.

The inauguration befell at Atu Field in Calabar South Local Government Area.

Also talking, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Industrial Training and Development and a trustee of Project Beyond, Adamson Oluwatosin Ayinde, mentioned the initiative was established in 2021, with its headquarters in Abuja.

The occasion featured the inauguration of the state executives and polling unit constructions, in addition to the administration of an oath of workplace.