Cross River APC orders 3 million brooms

The Cross River State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has placed an order for three million bunches of brooms from local broom makers for members who have just joined the party.

The party’s State Publicity Secretary, Bassey Ita, disclosed this in a statement in Calabar on Monday.

Ita said following Governor Ben Ayade’s recent defection into APC from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), brooms suddenly became scarce commodity in the state. APC has a bunch of broom as its symbol.

“To address the challenge, the party ordered for three million bunches of brooms from local suppliers to meet the growing demand.

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“It is no longer news that the broom revolution has since hit our dear state, following the defection of our amiable governor to our party.

“But what is now news is that broom scarcity has hit Cross River as millions of our people continue to identify with the party.

“Last weekend, local government chairmen, councillors, federal and state lawmakers, alongside 100,000 of their supporters in Bekwarra, Ikom and Etung council areas joined the party,” Ita stated in his statement.