By Channels Television Listen To The Report The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a suit seeking to declare vacant the seat of Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade. Justice Taiwo Taiwo cited the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Enugu that defection is not a ground for removal from office. The
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State has asked all Governor Ben Ayade’s appointees and civil servants seeking to run in the 2023 general elections to resign on or before Friday 8 April 2022. This was made known in a letter of notice made available by
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report The Convoy of the Cross River State Commissioner of Finance, Mr. Asuquo Ekpenyong and the convener of the APC Cross River Lobby group has reportedly been involved in an accident that has led to one person being confirmed dead, and others being injured. The Commissioner, who was in
By Omeiza Ajayi, Vanguard News Nigeria Listen To The Report Ahead of next year’s general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has warned political parties in the country against violation of electoral timelines as well as provisions of the new Electoral Act 2022, as amended. Noting that it had on Saturday 26th February 2022,
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Reporting Justice Taiwo Oladipupo of an Abuja High Court has again moved the delivery of judgment in the case between the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State. The Judge who had earlier fixed Friday, March, 25th 2022 to deliver judgment on the matter
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River, Barr. Alphonsus Eba, on Monday, said the party has not zoned the governorship position to the Southern Senatorial District or any other in the State. This is a volte-face from the party whose leader, Governor Ben Ayade had
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Mr. Eyo Okpo-Ene has joined the race for the office of Governor in Cross River State come 2023. His decision was made known in a statement after picking the PDP nomination and expression of interest form. The former Special Adviser to Governor Liyel Imoke on Religious Affairs and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Councilors of the 18 Local Government Councils of Cross River State have threatened to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and return to the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, over what they described as “poor funding and no release of funds for their legislative activities,” by the Sen.