By Sunday Aborisade, Punch Newspaper Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday, swore in the winner of the Cross River Northern senatorial by-election, Dr. Stephen Odey. He could not take his oath of office on Tuesday because a Federal Court granting an order stopping his swearing-in. The legal issue appeared to have been resolved on Wednesday
By Archibong Jeremiah “The PDP constitution never said the GOVERNOR is the leader of the party in the State. The leader of the party and caucus head is the State chairman. You can check further.” The above is an assertion by the Boki Local Government Area chapter Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr.
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 Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper The Senator-elect for Cross River North Senatorial District, Dr. Stephen Adi Odey has assured his constituents of robust and quality representation as he prepares to take his place in the Senate. In a statement he personally signed, the Senator-elect said he would dedicate his time in the red Chamber fighting
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 Judex Okoro, The Sun Newspaper The campaign council of Rt. Hon. Jarigbe Agom has rejected outrightly the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) declaration of Stephen Odey as candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and winner of the Saturday’s Cross River North Senatorial by-election. The INEC’s Collation Officer for senatorial by-election, Prof. Ameh Akoh, of
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 Archibong Jeremiah By-election into the Senate and House of Assembly in Cross River State is ongoing. Electoral materials were distributed as early as 7am by INEC officials. The senatorial by-election is holding in the northern district which houses Ogoja, Yala, Obudu, Obanliku and Bekwara Local Government Area. Obudu LGA is where the only House