By Omeiza Ajayi, Vanguard Newspaper A former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has weighed in on the debate regarding zoning of the party’s presidential ticket in 2023, saying there is no dispute regarding the subject as it is “universally agreed” that the next president must come from the
By Henry Umoru, Vanguard Newspaper The Senate on Tuesday swore in the immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bayelsa West. Also sworn in as Senators were Moses Cleopas, PDP, Bayelsa Central; Adetokunboh Abiru, All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos East and Prof. Nora Dabu’t, APC, Plateau South. The oath
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Executive Committee (NEC), of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has expelled it’s former National Vice Chairman, South South, Hilliard Eta. The NEC approved the expulsion of Eta for not withdrawing the court case instituted against the Mala Buni-led caretaker committee. The NEC also dissolved all States and regional structures in
By Archibong Jeremiah Prof. Ameh Dennu Akoh, Returning Officer for the 2020 Cross River State Northern Senatorial District by-election has announced the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as winner. In the by-election contested by nine political parties, PDP won with 129, 207 (one hundred and twenty-nine thousand, two hundred and seven) votes while APC’s Joe Agi,
By Jide Orintunsin, The Nation Newspaper Cross River chapter of the APC where Ntufam Hillard Eta hails from on Sunday distanced itself from the legal action filed against the Gov. Mai Buni- led CECPC. The party, in a statement jointly signed by its chairman, Sen. Mathew T. Mbu and Minister of State for Power, Prince
By Omeiza Ajayi, Vanguard Newspaper Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governor Mai Mala Buni has explained why the party attaches great importance to the December 5 senatorial bye-election in Cross River North, saying winning the legislative seat would assist the party in its quest to capture the state
By Ushang Ewa Documents obtained by CrossRiverWatch show that Mr. Joe Agi’s bid to contest in the October 31, 2020 senatorial bye-election in northern Cross River may not happen if allegations by his ward chairman, Mr. John Oko are relied on by the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr. Oko, the chairman of the APC in
By Archibong Jeremiah Sen. Mathew Mbu Jnr. emerged as the new Cross River State APC Chairman. The Cross River State APC resolved to elect a substantive Chairman after five years of numerous legal tussles. See pictures from the press briefing unveiling the new Chairman which had top part below.