Cross River Assembly members compromised – PDP candidate

In the lead‑up to the 2023 elections, several members of the Cross River State House of Assembly were reported to have been “compromised” – meaning they were alleged to have switched allegiance or been coerced – after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nominated a new candidate for the governorship. The controversy centered on accusations that the incumbent PDP governor, Benedict Ayade, who had defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2021, was influencing Assembly members to support the APC’s candidate, thereby undermining the PDP’s chosen nominee, former Deputy Governor Usani Usman. The issue sparked legal challenges and public outcry over... Views Nigeria