By Patrick Obia and Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report Gubernatorial aspirants in the All Progressives Congress, APC and the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Cross River State have reacted differently to the meetings that reportedly produced a consensus candidate and aspirant respectively. Former lawmaker, Senator Bassey Otu emerged as APC consensus candidate in a
Listen To The Article The Cross River State Traditional Rulers Law which is readily online and can be accessed by anyone that has data on the phone, in Section 30 sub 3, clearly forbids monarchs in our State from participating actively in a political activity. They all know the law. Prof. Itam attended an elders
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The All Progressives Congress in Cross River State, APC on Monday settled for Sen. Bassey Otu as its consensus governorship candidate for the February 2023 general elections barely 24 hours after the stakeholders of the southern senatorial district adopted Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong as their consensus aspirant. Senator Otu represented the Cross
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has joined the Nigerian presidential race. The Governor received the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential nomination, and expression of interest forms purchased for him by groups, including Arewa youths. Ayade, who was overwhelmed by the gesture, promised to fix the country,
By Anietie Akpan, The Guardian Newspaper Listen To The Report Tension is mounting in the Cross River State All Progressives Congress (APC) over the party’s inability to choose aspirants for the 2023 governorship race. Also, its final caucus meeting scheduled for yesterday was canceled. Already, the Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN)-led seven-man committee assigned to prune the
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and a presidential aspirant of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Sen. Godswill Akpabio has said that before he became Governor, Akwa Ibom used to be considered a ‘pedestrian’ State for people on their way to Calabar or Port Harcourt. Sen. Akpabio
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Sparkling 92.3FM is set to mark its 4th anniversary with a public lecture aimed at sensitizing political actors against the spread of disinformation ahead of the 2023 general elections. Sparkling Frequency Modulation, FM, began transmission in Cross River and its environs on May 12th, 2018, joining the three
By Vivian Chime, The Cable Listen To The Report Ben Ayade, Cross River Governor, says he will support the presidential ambition of Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation if he becomes the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 presidential election. Ayade spoke on Friday when Amaechi met with him and the APC