APC ex-zonal vice chair, Ntufam Etta joins Cross River governorship race

 

The former National Vice Chairman, Southsouth, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ntufam Hilliard Etta, has expressed interest to join the race to secure the party’s ticket 2023 governorship election in Cross River .

Etta, who spoke during an interaction with reporters in Calabar at the weekend, said he would soon come up with his plans for the state and make his visions and agenda for the state public.

He said the humility he had over his “aspiration is divine”, and that “if it is based on economic viability or wealth or even connections to people, I will not venture out.”

“My political trajectory has always been divine and I do know that I have the answers to the questions that are raging in Cross River State. And by the special grace of God, He will give me the opportunity to deal with these questions,” Etta said.

According to him: “Cross River State was larger in size and more gifted in resources than most African countries, adding that it was possible to develop the state without depending on oil money or federal allocation.