Former chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Cross River State, Alphonsus Ogar Eba, has accused the administration of Governor Bassey Otu of alleged fraudulent activities, including the diversion of public assets and awarding of projects to associates.
Eba, who is now the running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Arthur Jarvis Archibong, made the allegations at a press briefing at the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Press Centre in Calabar.
He alleged that the administration had converted a federal government rubber estate established in the 1950s under the former Eastern Region Premier, Sir Michael Okpara, into a private oil palm estate.
“I have the records and evidence about how Governor Bassey Otu has converted the rubber estate established by Michael Okpara to his private oil palm estate,” Eba said.
He further alleged that the governor and his wife, Bishop Eyoanwan Otu, had acquired several properties
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