The Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has apologised after its publicity secretary, Emmanuel Edem Inyang, mistakenly listed several high‑profile figures as “stakeholders” for a pre‑congress meeting with Governor Bassey Edet Otu on 16 February 2026.
The names that were circulated in error include Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim of the Supreme Court, Chief Magistrate David Edogi, and three university vice‑chancellors who include Prof. Offiong Effanga Offiong of the University of Calabar, (UNICAL), Prof. Francisca Bassey of (University of Cross River State UNICROSS), and Prof. Patrick Asuquo of the (University of Education and Entrepreneurship) as well as the late Major General Edward Ushie Unimna, who passed away in 2025.
In a press statement dated February 15, 2026, Inyang explained that the inclusion of these individuals was “published in error” asking that they be “formally removed from the list,”
Inyang stated that the party “sincerely tenders its unreserved apologies for this oversight and regrets any inconvenience this may have caused.”
The apology follows a wave of public outcry on social media and in local news over the perceived breach of political neutrality, especially given that vice‑chancellors often serve as State Returning Officers in national elections.
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