By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Commissioner for Health in Cross River, Dr. Betta Edu has emerged as the consensus aspirant from the state for the position of Woman Leader ahead of the March 26, 2022, national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The position is one of those zoned to the south-south region of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Senator representing Cross River North district in the ninth National Assembly, Jarigbe Agom has declared his intention to seek reelection in 2023. Senator Agom was administered the oath of office for his current position in September 2021 after nearly a year of legal tussle. And, on Monday, the lawmaker who said
By Archibong Jeremiah Ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria and Cross River State in particular, stakeholders from the Southern Senatorial District have appealed to other districts (North and Central) to support the ‘Back-To-South’ agenda. Yesterday at a press briefing held in the Diamond hall of the Transcorp Hotels in Calabar, the State capital
It is said, whatever has a beginning has an end. This saying is appropriate in the just concluded legislative by-elections for the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency and Akpabuyo State constituency which a few weeks and days prior to the polls seemed like there would be no life left after they held. Leading to the by-elections, there
By Patrick Obia Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade has denied rumors that he deposed to an affidavit claiming he is still a member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). A quote, allegedly taken from an affidavit he deposed to in response to suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021 filed by the PDP asking the Court to sack him
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Vanguard News Nigeria This is certainly not the best of times for Governor, Engr. David Umahi of Ebonyi State and his Deputy, Dr. Eric Igwe. The duo was last Tuesday, sacked from their respective offices by a Federal High Court in Abuja, following their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State office of the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) says it has commenced its rotational Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise to allow more eligible citizens to have access to registration centers. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the State, Dr. Cyril Omorogbe disclosed this in a statement issued on
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented a certificate of return to the winner of the February 26th, 2022, legislative by-election into the Akpabuyo State constituency seat, Dr. Effiom Ekeng Edet. Mr. Edet, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, was declared winner of the elections after polling 5,866 votes to