By Eniola Ambosege
The impeached Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Alphonsus Eba, has withdrawn all court cases filed against the party.
Eba noted that the move is aimed at preserving the peace, unity and progress within the APC.
Eba announced this in a personally signed statement on Monday marking one month since the commencement of his legal battle over the party’s leadership crisis in the state.
He said after extensive consultations with party leaders, friends and family members, he resolved to abandon the legal pursuit in what he described as a decision pleasing to God and beneficial to the party.
Quoting Ecclesiastes 7:8 and 2 Timothy 4:7, Eba noted that he had “fought the good fight” and completed his four-year tenure in peace, stressing that the APC could not afford a repeat of the internal disputes that undermined its candidates’ legitimacy during the 2019 elections.
The former chairman disclosed that he had also relinquished all interim court orders earlier granted in his favour and formally accepted the decision of the APC National Executive Committee (NEC) of December 19, 2025, which nullified the State Executive Committee inaugurated on October 16, 2021.
“Consequently, I cease to be called the APC Chairman of Cross River State,” he said.
Eba, however, reaffirmed his loyalty to the party, announcing that he had revalidated his APC membership and urged party members and intending members to do the same.
He pledged continued loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, and Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu.
The former chairman added that he had returned fully to his legal practice, farming and other business interests, while also committing to the development of the natural rubber subsector in his capacity as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria, Benin.
Eba appealed to party members to extend the same support given to him to his successors, urging all stakeholders to embrace peace and focus on the growth of the APC in Cross River State.
