By CrossRiverWatch Admin The PDP Cross River State guber candidate and incumbent, Sen. Ben Ayade has emerged winner of the 2019 Governorship election in the State. Declaring him winner, the State INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Ibhadode Akii (VC FUPRE) read the result as follows; Registered voters: 1, 486, 026 Accredited voters: 542, 115 APC: 131,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The New Generation Party Candidate for Ikom/Boki Federal constituency, Mr. Asu Yakubu Shendam has expressed optimism that the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the Gubernatorial elections, Senator Ben Ayade will win his re-election bid. Shendam who said he believes Mr. Ayade deserves a second term, stated this shortly after
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The CrossRiverWatch correspondent in Abi reports that INEC staff were attacked and sensitive materials meant for election in Afafanyi/Igoni Igoni area of Abi Local Government have been submerged in the River. The Independent National Electoral Commission which is electoral umpire is yet to issue a statement on this but a member of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the Saturday’s Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections, describing the exercise and turnout as both peaceful and massive respectively. Ayade accompanied by his wife, Linda, arrived Kakum Town Hall, Ipong polling unit, Obudu with registration area code CR/09 at
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the list of 24 final candidates for the 2019 governorship elections. This list according to the statement is as a result of the meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) held on Tuesday 6th, 2019. Below is the full list of approved candidates: 1. ABDULLAHI
By David Nsa The Special Assistant to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State on Construction, Mr. Maxwell Etta has escaped what seemed to be an assassination attempt on his life at his home town, Obubra Bansan in Boki L.G.A in Cross River State. According to him the incident which occurred on Sunday 3rd March,
By Ilam Patricia High Court sitting in Calabar has just affirmed the delisting of candidates of the APC in Cross River State including Governorship, National Assembly, as well as State House of Assembly flag bearers by INEC as legal. Justice Eyo Ita gave a ruling in Calabar Tuesday (suit No: HC/48/2019) declared that following the
By Margaret John Mr. Venatius Ikem, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party has said that the rescheduled gubernatorial elections in Cross River State will be a walkover for the candidate of the PDP and incumbent, Governor Ben Ayade. Ikem, a former guber aspirant of the APC stated this on Sunday in Calabar while fielding