By joshua 
Cross River: Hon Amba congratulates Mrs Nsor, APC consensus candidate for Ikom LG Chairmanship election
One of the top aspirants for the Chairmanship ticket of All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ikom Local Government in the forthcoming Cross River State council polls, Hon Edo Owan Amba, has congratulated Pastor (Mrs) Mercy Nsor on her emergence as the party’s consensus candidate.
Mrs Nsor was among the consensus chairmanship candidates of APC for the 18 local government areas of Cross River State officially unveiled by Governor Bassey Otu on Monday at the party’s State Caucus, State/Senatorial District Elders Meeting with the governor.
In his congratulatory message to Pastor Nsor, Hon Amba, a grassroots politician and former Councillor of Akparabong ward in Ikom, said: “It’s been a long and tedious journey of over two years.
“The support and show of Love was massive from in and out of Ikom Local Government Area.
“I wish to sincerely appreciate God Almighty for the strength and enablement to go through all in one piece and to all my supporters, I thank you all for your prayers and good thoughts.
“I want to also use this opportunity to Congratulate Pastor Mrs Mercy Nsor who has emerged as the consensus Candidate of our party in Ikom in the forth coming Local Government council elections. It goes to show that power indeed comes from God.
“I implore all my supporters to align with this decision in good faith as we still hope to contribute our quota to the development of Ikom Local Government under her (Pastor Nsor’s) leadership.
Ikom needs to be united to attract any meaningful development at this point.
“I wish all of us successful campaigns and subsequent Victory at the polls.
May God continue to bless us all.”
The affirmation exercise of the nominated APC candidates for the Chairmanship and Councillorship elections will take place today (Tuesday) at the party’s respective Local governments and wards headquarters across the state, according to a statement by the publicity secretary, Hon. Emmanuel Edem Inyang.
While the affirmation for the Chairmanship candidates is scheduled for 12noon, that of Councillorship is to hold by 4pm.
All stakeholders and party members were enjoined to participate actively in the exercise, to ensure cohesive integration of every family member, as it will be conducted under the strict supervision of Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) to ensure adherence to democratic principles.