Otu has wasted 16 years in public office – ADC governorship candidate, Toyo

The governorship campaigner of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, successful Cross River State, Ambassador Nkoyo Toyo, has accused Governor Bassey Otu of wasting 16 years successful nationalist bureau without delivering tangible projects to the people.

Toyo, a erstwhile Nigerian ambassador to Ethiopia, made the allegation successful an interrogation successful Calabar portion discussing her chances successful adjacent year's governorship predetermination and assessing Otu's grounds successful the National Assembly and arsenic governor.

The ADC flagbearer challenged the politician to place projects helium initiated during his much than 12 years successful the House of Representatives and Senate, arsenic good arsenic his tenure arsenic governor.

"Otu should constituent to america immoderate projects helium had initiated passim the play helium was successful the House of Representatives and successful the precocious chamber, the Senate, for implicit 12 years.

"Even successful his section assemblage successful Odukpani Local Government Area, fto him constituent to a task helium has initiated and completed during his play arsenic governor. Absolutely none! To me, Otu has lone wasted these 16 years successful nationalist office," she said.

Toyo besides claimed that she had contested elections 7 times and defeated Otu connected 2 occasions.

However, the Special Adviser to Governor Otu connected General Duties, Ekpenyong Akiba, rejected Toyo's assessment, insisting that the politician had undertaken extended empowerment programmes and constituency projects during his years successful the National Assembly.

Akiba said nary person successful Cross River State h...