From Fred Itua, Abuja
Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe (PDP, Cross River North), has challenged the Police in Cross River State to be professional in their conduct by not colluding in anyway with members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in their alleged blackmail against him.
Jarigbe who as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the National Assembly election conducted two Saturdays ago, defeated Governor Ben Ayade of the APC, said despite the crushing defeat suffered by APC in Cross River North, members of the party were still all out to tarnish his image and reputation.
Addressing newsmen in his office on Wednesday , the senator called on the Inspector General of Police , Usman Baba Alkali to put a stop to the show of shame going on in Cross River State where losers of election are hell bent in disparaging the winner .
He specifically called for the arrest of the chairman of APC in the State, Alphonsus Eba and thorough investigation of alleged nefarious activities of DCP operations , Mr Francis Idu and the Police Public Relations Officer in the State , CSP Irene Ugbo .
He said: “The Independent National Electoral Commission declared my party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and my humble self, winner of the Cross River North Senatorial District Elections held on the 25th of February, 2023.
“We emerged victorious in that election with 76, 145 votes; while the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, the sitting Governor of Cross River State, H. E....
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