Defection Hits Cross River APC, As Upan Odey, Jedy-Agba Dump Party
Former Cross River guber aspirant John Upan Odey and Prince KJ Jedy-Agba have resigned from the APC, citing a need for broader political participation
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Jarigbe Counters Ayade, Says Ex-Governor Distorting Facts
- by Jonathan
- May 5, 2026
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Senator representing Cross River Northern Senatorial District, Sen. Jarigbe Agom has countered the former Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade, says he is distorting facts. Recall that Ayade who indicated interest in returning to the National Assembly as the Senator representing Cross River North district, a
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PDP Crisis In Cross River Deepens As Senator Gershom Bassey Resigns
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- March 13, 2026
By Kelvin Ololo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) crisis in Cross River State has deepened as former senator who represented Cross River South in the National Assembly, Senator Gershom Bassey, has resigned his party membership. The resignation signaling deepening cracks within the party’s structure in the state is coming a few hours after former governor
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Former Governor Imoke Resigns From PDP After 28 Years
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- March 13, 2026
By Sylvia Akpan The former Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke has resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), after 28 years of political association. In a resignation letter dated March 2, 2026, and addressed to the Ward Chairman of the PDP in Itigidi Council Ward, Abi Local Government Area of Cross River
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Obudu PDP Chapter Chairman Defects, Says Party Is Dead
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- January 5, 2026
By Jonathan Ugbal The Chapter Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Obudu, Mr. Frank Atsua on Monday, led members of his working committee and several dozens of others to defect to the All Progressives Congress, APC with the message that the party is dead in the council area. “I was the last man
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Senator Jarigbe Agom Dumps PDP For APC
- by sysadmin s3c
- October 22, 2025
By Kelvin Ololo In a major political shift, the Senator representing Cross River Northern Senatorial District, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the defection was formalized during a closed-door meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the
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PDP Moves To Resolve Internal Crisis Ahead Of Congress In Cross River
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- August 30, 2025
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has moved to tackle in-house factions, differences and address position zoning issues ahead of the State Congress in September 2025. The resolutions were reached unanimously by critical stakeholders including state and national executives of the opposition party in a consultative meeting
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JUST IN: Peter Akpanke Denies PDP Over ‘Lost Of Ideological Clarity’
- by sysadmin s3c
- June 4, 2025
By Patrick Obia The Member representing Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku Federal Constituency in the Nigerian House of Representatives, Honorable Peter Akpanke has resigned from his party – the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP. He made his resignation known in a letter he signed and addressed to the Chairman of Bendi Ward 1, in Obanliku LGA, stating he has thrown