By CrossRiverWatch Admin The gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 general elections in Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade clinched over 95 percent of votes cast in his polling units to floor his counterparts. Mr. Ayade who is the incumbent polled 1,724 votes while the NCP polled three votes. ADP
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The INEC Returning Officer for Cross River State Southern Senatorial district, Prof. James Ekpoke has just announced Sen. Gershom Bassey (PDP) winner. According to the result, APC scored 63, 250 while PDP 77, 478. Prince Bassey Otu, APC Southern Senatorial district candidate and Owan Enoh’s deputy, Ekpo Okon (factional APC in the
By Efa Sunday The former chief of staff to Governor Liyel Imoke and House of Representatives candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Alex Egbonna has been declared winner for the Abi/Yakurr federal constituency. Egbonna polled 29,432 votes to beat his closest rival Mr. John Gaul Lebo of the People’s Democratic Party who garnered 26,971
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Collation of results from various polling units across the 18 LGA in Cross River State has began in INEC Headquarters Calabar. The REC Dr. Frankland Briyai and his team are currently confirming that of Akpabuyo LGA. Details later.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Our Correspondents reports in the polling unit of the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla (Enang Ubi Compound), Ijiman-Ugep, with polling Unit Code 002 tension ensued when the INEC officials discovered that the voter register meant for the polling unit has been mistakenly exchanged for another. At
By CrossRiverWatch Admin An All Progressives Party agent has been reportedly stabbed and voting process disrupted in unit 11, Ibok, Imabana in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. More details is still coming in from our Correspondent in the area. In another development, a PDP part agent in ward 6, unit 5 Calabar
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Updates from our Correspondents across the 18 LGA’s of Cross River State indicate that election has begun in several polling units. In Calabar Municipality, voting is said to be ongoing in WAPI and NTA Polling units and in Calabar South, accreditation is still ongoing in some polling units as inec officials educate
By Jonathan Ugbal and Patricia Illam Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that at least three trucks of soldiers has been deployed to the Ikom metropolis to compliment the efforts of the police to forestall a breakdown of law and order due to renewed hostilities between supporters of the two leading political parties, the All Progressives Congress