By Grace Orok and Favor Attih The Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Cross River State chapter, Lawrence Ekwok has said that the low turnout of voters in the ongoing Gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections was predictable and expected. The PFN Chairman who has just re-elected for a second term made
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Reports reaching the CrossRiverWatch elections situation room suggests that voting has ended in some polling units across Cross River State. Similarly, collation has commenced in some while a few have announced results so far for the Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections. As at press time, voting had ended in Okpok Ikpa community
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Reports reaching our situation room suggests that in Calabar South local government area, there is rancor at ward 11, units 13 and 14. An eyewitness, Abigal Jimmy says an electorate who is suspected to have cast her vote for PDP, voted twice, and when the security operatives and INEC officials were notified
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke has casted his vote in his hometown at Ward 1, Unit 09, Government Primary School, Eminebom, Abi Local Government Area. Senator Imoke arrived at exactly 12:12pm without his wife, Mrs. Obioma Imoke and voted at exactly 12:18pm. There were slight hitches during his
By CrossRIverWatch Admin Report has it that electorates are now being enticed to sell their votes not just for money but also for bottles of beer and soft drinks. Our correspondents across the State report tha, political parties are rewarding voters with a bottle of beer and a thousand naira for voting for their various
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 As voting continues across Cross River State, our correspondent reports that in polling unit 007 – Apostolic Primary school Ijiman, Ugep Yakurr local government area, many electorates are waiting to be paid before they vote. An aide to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Guber candidate and incumbent, Senator Ben Ayade, Mrs. Nneoyi