The Cross River All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders led by Senator Florence Ita-Giwa have appealed to the National Chairman of the party, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and other leaders of the party to return the position of the National Women Leader to the state.
Their call came after their meeting with Dr Ganduje in Abuja.
Speaking to journalists after the meeting, state chairman of the party in Cross River State, Barr Alphonsus Ogar Eba, said a letter has been written to the leader of the party, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to look into the matter for amicable resolution.
Eba also called on members of the party in the state to remain calm, noting that the state governor, Sen Prince Bassey Otu, has been fully briefed and has cut short his holiday to return to the country to address the matter.
He said it would not be fair for the position to be taken away from Cross River, saying, the national chairman has urged them to be patient.
Following the appointment of Betta Edu as a minister, her position as National Women Leader became vacant.
While the party stakeholders in Cross River tipped Stella Odey Ekpo as Edu’s replacement, the APC National Working Committee settled for Dr Mary Alile Alele who hails from Edo State.
