Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has received the 2023 governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Dr Emana Duke Ambroose-Amawhe, into the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The former PDP deputy governorship candidate, via her X account, announced her defection to APC before meeting with the governor, his wife, the state chairman of the APC, and the Chief of Staff to the governor on Sunday.

Following the announcement of her defection, Emana was led to Governor Bassey Otu and his wife by the Chairman of the APC in Cross River State, Barr. Alphonsus Ogar Eba.

Speaking with The Guardian on the phone, Emana said, “I only went to greet His Excellency, the Governor and his wife, Her Excellency Bishop Eyoanwan Bassey Otu as a mark of respect and to formally inform them of my movement
“The day of my formal and ceremonial movement to my new party, the APC along with thousands of my supporters and other big names will be made known soon.”

Emana recently resigned her membership from the PDP with a resignation letter dated March 28, 2025, addressed to the Chairman of Edem Odo Ward, in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, with immediate effect.

She said her decision to leave the PDP was not made lightly but remains committed to serving her community and contributing to the progress of Cross River State and the country in other capacities.

Emana was an aspirant for the House of Representatives ticket in Bakassi/Akpabuyo/Calabar South Federal Constituency also on the platform of the PDP before she was nominated as the deputy governorship candidate to Senator Sandy Onor during the 2023 elections in Cross River State.