There was confusion and disappointment yesterday in Cross River State following the withdrawal of a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant, Goddy Jedy-Agba, from the race.
A statement in Calabar, the state capital, said the aspirant was shelving his ambition to work with the party’s candidate, Ben Ayade.
The confusion followed the report that Jedy-Agba had moved to the Labour Party (LP) to actualise his ambition, after he withdrew from the PDP primary, which he said was biased against him.
Also, there was a newspaper advert of Jedy-Agba with the LP logo. This gave the impression that he had dumped the PDP.
His return to the PDP created a feeling of being let down among his supporters, who felt his defection from the PDP would create a vibrant political atmosphere in next year’s elections.