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
By Yusuf Alli, The Nation Newspaper Listen To The Report The High Court lacks the powers to order the deletion of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022, the National Assembly has told the Court of Appeal. It urged the appellate court to order the retention of the section, adding that Justice Evelyn Anyadike of
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed that 51.3% of newly registered voters from Cross River State captured in the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise have returned invalid. The data which was seen by CrossRiverWatch, and corrected up till January 14th, 2022 shows that Cross River’s
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade has said the decision of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court to uphold his defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) showed that the judiciary stood “firm on the tabernacle of truth.” The PDP had
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Three-term federal lawmaker, Sen. John Owan-Enoh on Sunday declared his interest to contest for the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress ahead of the February 2023 general elections. This is the second term Sen. Owan-Enoh is seeking votes for the office. The first was in 2019. And,
By Archibong Jeremiah Listen To The Report The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has reiterated that he will hand over to a Southerner. This is coming a week after the All Progressives Congress State Chairman, Barr. Alphonsus Eba said the party has not zoned the governorship position to the Southern Senatorial District or
By Mary Bassey Listen To The Report Mr. Philip Obin, an aide to Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said the declaration of his principal to contest for the position of President, does not put a strain on his relationship with former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Mr. Tinubu is said to have