File: Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Cross River State, Arthur-Javis Archibong, has declared his readiness to engage Governor Bassey Otu in an open debate at any time and venue of the governor’s choosing, provided the governor himself will be present.
Speaking with journalists in Calabar on Tuesday, Archibong, who was responding to a challenge issued by the Commissioner for Information, Pastor Ekpenyong Cobham, said he was ready to honour the challenge to a debate as demanded.
He said, “I am willing to honour the challenge to a debate, on one condition: that Governor Bassey Otu will be there in person.
The people deserve to hear directly from those seeking to lead them, not from proxies.”
