A governorship aspirant on the platform of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross Rivers State, Amb. Wilfred Bonse has called for a full refund of the money he used to procure gubernatorial forms following his withdrawal from the race.
Bonse, in a statement on Tuesday, said his withdrawal was on the fact that the state PDP had refused to disqualify or clear him to contest the party’s primary scheduled for Wednesday.
The statement reads in part, “Having exhausted all avenues of consultation and appeal within the party without success, I am withdrawing my ambition to contest for gubernatorial election for Cross River State on the platform of PDP.
“I am hereby defecting from the PDP to another political party with my followers who are in their hundreds along with their followers by extension.
“I had hope in view of the PDP ‘New Generation Operation Rescue Nigeria, Join the PDP Mantra for a level-playing field that will see the emergence of the best man for the job.
“An individual that will swing power from the hands of the ruling APC to PDP in Cross River State, but going by my experience. I was obviously wrong.
“That is why I requested for a full refund of all sums paid by me in respect of my botched expression of interest and nomination forms for participating in the primaries of the party totaling N21,000,000.”
He further declared that would seek his ambition on another “commodious political party platform,” noting that Cross River State is bigger than any person or party.
