Senator Agom Fires Back at Ayade, Accuses Former Governor of Distorting Facts

The Senator representing Cross River North, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe has rebuked claims made by former Governor of the State Professor Ben Ayade, accusing him of spreading falsehoods and misrepresenting past political events.

Professor Ayade had claimed that he was asked by President Bola Tinubu to forfeit his Senatorial ambition after his support for the Party.

In response, Senator Jarigbe dismissed Ayade’s assertions about political support, electoral performance, and party loyalty, insisting that the facts contradict the former governor’s narrative.

He also accused Ayade of ethnic bias and questioned his political relevance following the recent elections.

His statement titled ‘SENATOR AYADE DISTORTS FACTS: WE PUT THE FACTS RIGHT’ reads;

A MAN WHO ADMONISHED ME FOR DRESSING IN HAUSA TRADITIONAL ATTIRE AND REFERRED TO MY HAUSA OUTFIT AS A DISPLAY OF A SPLIT PERSONALITY, CANNOT CLAIM TO BE A LOVER OF THE MUSLIMS MORE THAN ME. HE DISPLAYED RESENTMENT FOR THE MUSLIMS, EVEN REGISTERED HIS DISLIKE FOR THE TRADITIONAL ATTIRE USED BY MUSLIMS. SENATOR AYADE SHOULD STOP HIS LIES. THE MUSLIMS IN CROSS RIVER NORTH VOTED FOR ME AGAINST AYADE. HE IS KNOWN FOR ETHNIC JINGOISM.

AYADE LOST CROSS RIVER NORTH TO US, WHEN I WAS IN PDP. WE WON MY SENATE SEAT, TWO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEATS AND FOUR HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY SEATS. SENATOR AYADE AS SITTING GOVERNOR, WON ONLY THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY SEAT IN HIS IMMEDIATE STATE CONSTITUENCY. WE ARE NOT POLITICAL WEAKLINGS. WE COME WITH VOTES. WE HAVE VOTES FOR THE PARTY, BECAUSE WE HAVE WORKED FOR OUR PEOPLE.

Senator Ayade lied when he said he worked for Mr President in 2023. He took part in the presidential primary election and lost woefully to PBAT. HE REFUSED TO STEP DOWN. IN THE GENERAL ELECTION, HE LOST CROSS RIVER STATE TO THE OPPOSITION. WHY IS HE LYING?

AYADE QUIT THE SENATE SEAT TO GO FOR GOVERNORSHIP, WHEN IT WAS THE TURN OF THE NORTH TO PRODUCE A GOVERNOR. He feels too entitled, EVEN WHEN HE IS OF NO POLITICAL VALUE AT THE MOMENT. I AM SURPRISED THAT HE IS QUOTING THE BIBLE SELECTIVELY BUT I WANT HIM TO LOOK AT LAMENTATIONS 3:36 & 37. WHEN HE WAS GOVERNOR, HE FORGOT GOD.

LET IT BE ON RECORD THAT, SENATOR AYADE ONLY LEFT PDP FOR APC, AFTER WE COLLECTED THE PDP STRUCTURE FROM HIM. HE FELT EMPTY, DISPLACED AND DEJECTED. HE DID NOT LEAVE FOR THE LOVE OF APC. SENATOR AYADE DESERVES NO REWARD. He emptied our treasury and wants another opportunity to deprive our people of effective representation.

THE PRESIDENT WILL GIVE APPOINTMENTS TO REALISTIC PEOPLE AND NOT THOSE WHO BUILD CASTLES IN THE AIR.

SENATOR AYADE KNOWS THAT OUR PEOPLE HAVE REJECTED HIM AND WE THANK THE LEADERSHIP OF THE APC FOR NOT TRYING TO FOIST HIM ON OUR PEOPLE. HE REMAINS A POLITICAL DISASTER AND OUR PEOPLE WILL NEVER VOTE FOR HIM AGAIN.

Senator Ayade just made a post and blocked people from commenting. I DARE HIM TO UNBLOCK AND SEE THE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.

THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ZONING IN THE SENATORIAL SEAT OF CROSS RIVER NORTH. WHEN WAS THE SENATE SEAT ZONED TO OGOJA? DID I GET TO THE SENATE THROUGH ZONING? NO!

NO MATTER HOW YOU EMBELLISH A LIE, IT WILL NOT BECOME THE TRUTH.

WE ADVISE SENATOR AYADE TO COME AND JOIN HANDS WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE STATE AND WORK FOR THE PARTY, JUST AS WE WORKED FOR HIM AND MADE HIM SENATOR FOR 4 YEARS AND GOVERNOR FOR 8 YEARS.

LONG LIVE APC

LONG LIVE THE LEADERSHIP

DIST SENATOR JARIGBE AGOM JARIGBE

CROSS RIVER NORTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT