Cross River: Ex-APC state chairman withdraws legal challenge against party

Cites need for peace, love, unity and growth

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From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar

The former state chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State, Alphonsus Eba, has withdrawn his legal challenge against the party’s decision to oust him from office.

The decision marks a major breakthrough in the intra-party dispute that has been ongoing in recent months.

Alphonsus Eba, announced his decision to drop the court case, pledging loyalty to the party and its leadership and also citing the need for “Peace, Love, Unity and Growth”.

Eba, in a statement, said, “After due consideration of all the pleas from our leaders, true friends and family members, I have come to the conclusion that it will be pleasing to God for us to let our mantra of Peace, Love, Unity and Growth reign in APC.”

“We cannot afford to return APC to the 2019 situation where similar disagreements denied the party’s candidates legal validity and legitimacy.”

“I have therefore withdrawn all legal processes earlier filed in court and i further relinquish the interim orders in my favor in the interest of peace, prosperity and progress of our party.

“I therefore abide by the decision of the National Executive Committee ( NEC ) on the 19th December 2025 which nullified the State Executive Committee of 16th October 2021 that brought me onboard as APC Chairman.

“Henceforth , I cease to be called APC Chairman of Cross River State and remain a committed member of the party and in pursuit of same.

“I have revalidated my membership of APC, and I urge existing and intending members to please revalidate their membership and register, respectively,” he said.

The former party chairman who is famed for his mantra of political evangelism said he is moving to the next level from Political Evangelism to Economic Evangelism .

He also pledged his continued commitment and loyalty to our amiable President, H. E Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, The National Chairman of our great party, Prof. Nentawe Yiwaltda and our amiable Governor, H. E.Sen. Prince Bassey Edet Otu.