The Cross River State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party said the party is being reorganised and repositioned to take over the state in 2027.

The state chairman of the party, Venatius Ikem, stated this during the inauguration of a 20-member congress committee in Calabar on Friday.

He said the party had identified its mistakes in the 2023 general elections and was working to avoid them in 2027.

Mr Ikem further said that the PDP would also take advantage of the mistakes of the ruling All Progressives Congress to secure victory in the next general elections.

He said that the party had total control of a senatorial district in the state and needed another district to claim victory.

He stated, “We need to focus our energy on what we are doing in our state, take advantage of the mistakes of APC, reposition our party, and transform it to victory. We have total control of northern senatorial district and will remain impenetrable. What we need is another senatorial district, and we are gone.’’ 

The state chairman also emphasised that despite challenges facing the party at the national level, it still boasts of credible people in the state.

He stressed that its challenges were superficial, and in due season, they would be solved.

The chairman stated that the PDP at this time was a place for people with conviction and courage to serve the party.

He described the congress committee headed by Prof Zana Akpagu as a galaxy of stars as it sends a message about the quality of people in the Cross River PDP.

In his response, Mr Akpagu said the committee accepted the responsibility and the import of the assignment.

He said, “We wholeheartedly accept this responsibility. We know the import of this task, and we are not taking this assignment for granted.’’

(NAN)