Udayi made the remarks Saturday in Càlabar whereas talking on resignation of the PDP state celebration chairman Mr. Vena Ikem final week
He urged the PDP members to stay “calm, steadfast and united as they watch the ill-fated so called Rainbow Coalition fade away in Cross River State with their perpetrators.”
He alleged that Ikem, who he described as having been “imposed by the Wike’s faction as a factional chairman,” had an project to undertaking and ship sure candidates of the Rainbow Coalition consistent with Governor Wike’s political principle.
Udayi mentioned Ikem’s resignation was not unconnected with the pending judgment of the Court of Appeal. “The chaff will soon be separated from the weeds so we can focus and work towards winning the 2027 general elections in the state,” he said.
He reiterated that he, Mr Ebri Inah and different candidates nominated by the Turaki-led govt stay the genuine flag bearers of the PDP in Cross River, including that Ikem dropping out as an skilled lawyer “is itself an indication of the end of Wike’s political ploy in Cross River State.”
While commending Ikem for what he referred to as sportsmanship and repentance, Udayi urged his supporters to stay hopeful and law-abiding, expressing confidence that the judgment of the courtroom will quickly affirm his faction’s candidates forward of the 2027 polls.
