ADC Chieftain faults Otu Over  Purchase of AirCrafts

… Says it’s a misplaced priority 

By Ene Asuquo, Calabar 

A Chieftain of African Democratic Party in Cross River, Mr Effiong Efa Nyong has described the purchase of two new aircraft by Cross River State Government as a misplaced priority.

He stated that the resources used for the purchase would have been channelled to other areas of need that would have been more beneficial to both the rich and the poor 

Nyong who was the Governorship Candidate of ADC in 2023 election in cross river Made the comments yesterday  shortly after the ADC  stakeholders meeting in Calabar, the State Capital. 

He questioned why the huge investment in airline business considering the present financial position of the state when there are other critical areas begging for attention, coupled with so much hunger in the land.

He asked, ” how much revenue has been recovered from the first two aircraft currently managed by  another private airline, recalling that Imoke’s administration also bought an aircraft whose whereabout is not known”

“This is happening in a state where there are no public buses and no motorable roads to move farm produce from rural areas to the urban centres 

Nyong who is the Deputy National Publicity Secretary  of ADC maintained that the cost of these aircrafts would be enough to fix many bad roads across the state and buy buses to assuage the sufferings of the people

He slammed the government for spending so much millions of Naira to acquire aircrafts of uncertain condition while the road infrastructure remains in critical conditions looking for attention 

The former chairman of ADC, Cross River State said, ” this government is giving more consideration to the rich contrary to its so called “people first”

” How many people in this state can afford to fly in these aircrafts, and these air crafts are being managed by another airline” Nyong maintained.