Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has allegedly presented Toyota Land Cruiser SUVs to three Cross River lawmakers in the House of Representatives for defecting to the ruling party of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to reports, the governor’s Chief of Staff, Martin Orim, presented the cars to the three Cross River lawmakers on behalf of his principal at the Cross River State Liaison Office, Abuja.
The beneficiaries of the gift were the lawmaker representing Obudu, Bekwarra and Obanliku Federal Constituency, Legor Idagbo; his Obubra/ Etung Federal Constituency counterpart, Mike Etaba; and Alex Egbona of Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency.
Ayade said the gift was to show his appreciation to the three Cross River lawmakers for their loyalty to his leadership and the APC.
Idagbo and 30,000 of his supporters dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling party last month.
This is not the first time the governor will dole out gifts to public officers in the state.
In October last year, he gave out 54 SUVs to officials of the 18 local government councils in the state.