A group known as Cross River South Stakeholders has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as a move to recall Senator Gershom Bassey for allegedly abandoning them during the raging COVID-19 pandemic.

The group in a statement issued yesterday said it signaled the intention of the people of Southern senatorial district of Cross River State to recall their senator, Bassey, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the Senate because they cannot feel his presence mostly when needed.

The group in its letter of intent to INEC on the planned recall, which was signed by High Chief Ita Ewa Henshaw, accused the senator of alleged abdication and dereliction of his duties, leaving the district with no representation at the Senate alleging that, “he has abandoned the people over the years, especially at this period when every representative of the people is with their people helping them to battle the effect of COVID – 19.”

The stakeholders in the statement said: “The ‘no love lost’ relationship between Senator Bassey and his people is something that may have started from when he first won the senatorial election in 2015 to represent the people, as he was said to have neglected his people shortly after, which made them to decide to denied him a second term ticket but was prevailed upon by the elders and leadership of the party, with the promise that he would change his ways.

“Tired of enduring the untold hardship his representation has brought to the people, we decided to move against the Senator who took over from Senator Bassey Otu in 2015.”

‘‘Since his re-election to the Senate in 2019, Senator Bassey has completely abandoned and abdicated his role as a representative of his area. He had since his last term completely moved his entire family from Calabar to Lagos, and when he is not outside the country shuttling between England and America, our senator shuttles between Lagos and Abuja.’’

What is even more painful, according to the group, is that: ‘‘During this nationwide lockdown when representatives of various constituents have spent time with their people or reached out to their constituents with palliatives, our senator has never bothered to come to Calabar or reach out to us his constituents.’’

The group also accused him of causing disaffection and division within the party at both the local and state levels, saying he has taken over the party’s structure working in partnership with the National Organising Secretary.

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fergie001:
Ayade leave our Bassey ooooooo

senatordave1:
Gershom bassey is a failure,the worst senator in Nigeria after t.a orji.I will be happy if he is recalled

senatordave1:

T.a orji is better than him

sosospence:
The next governor of CRS

sosospence:
The next governor of CRS

fergie001:

Senatordave1....no be me talk am oooooo

clemmonce:
This is one of the reason Nigeria will remain undeveloped. The Nigerian mistakes the duty of the Senators with that of Governors. They demand what they should from their governors from senator and house of reps members.
We dont even the job of a senator or Rep.......... it is a confused system.

senatordave1:


That's the plan and what sensible crsiverians arw against.funny enough,I did some calculations yesterday and found out that apc can indeed win crs if ayade defects

fergie001:

Hahahahahaha...

Gershom dey Bleep up wallahi......make Una just leave am sha, you know the processes for a recall makes it almost impossible.

Just try to manage him, or at best Dansuki should climb so that 5-alive can remain in Govt House.

fergie001:

Let him defect nah

He wears the shoe, he knows where it pinches.

I also understand that the State Executive have seen their tenures extended so as to calm Ayade.