By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report “When I looked all around, only for me to realize that when the governor gave us the mandate to come and choose who will be the candidate of the party, I said I want to be very transparent and fair; I said I would not want the party
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade on Tuesday informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to join the presidential race. Ayade, who defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2021, made his intention known after meeting with President Buhari in Aso Rock, where he said he
By Mary Bassey Listen To The Report The Obudu chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, on Saturday failed to elect new executives over alleged interference by the Cross River State Government officials. Videos obtained by CrossRiverWatch show youths holding placards with inscriptions that elections must hold. In one of the videos, a
By Asare Asare, Daily Trust Listen To The Report The All Progressives Congress in Cross River has assured it will give serious attention to young people aspiring to govern the State. Chairman of the party in the State, Barrister Alphonsus Eba in an interview revealed that the party has slashed the cost of its nomination
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report Members of the 6th Executive Council of the Association of Cross River Online Journalists, ACROJ, have been inaugurated. The ceremony which was held today, 25th April 2022 at the association’s secretariat in Calabar was described as historical by the Chairman, Comrade Offiong Edem Darlington. Others who were sworn
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report Members of the Association of Cross River Online Journalists, ACROJ, have today elected a new set of executives to pilot the affairs of the group. In an election that was held virtually, Mr. Amawu Cletus, the Eleco Chairman, declared Comrade Edem Darlington as the Chairman elect. Other officers
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The agitation for zoning, that Gov. Ben Ayade’s successor should come from the Southern Senatorial District has taken a twist, a group under the aegis of the Coalition of Akamkpa and Biase Stakeholders, CABS, has said the governorship seat should not only be zoned to the Southern Senatorial
Listen To The Article If what we want as a country is development; if we desire to bring security and welfare to the people, then we must come to the conclusion that periodic elections in the manner we go about them in Nigeria today will not attain that goal. The hope that democracy provides above