By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has left Calabar for Abuja to attend a high-power APC meeting. Sen. Ayade took to his Facebook page to disclose that the reason for the trip is to defend Cross River interest at the National level. According to him, “this morning I left for
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chancellor of Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong has called for the strengthening of the traditional institution in Cross River State. Sir Arthur made the call while fielding questions on ‘One On One’ with Citizen Agba Jalingo which was live on Facebook. He went on to state that the
By Sylvia Felix The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has urged eligible Nigerians to take advantage of the commission’s online open portal for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. INEC said since its formation, “this is one of the Commission’s innovations to enhance voter experience by making the registration exercise faster, easier, and less crowded
By Maxwell Effiong “Journalists should throw light whenever there is confusion in the State. We have a lot of journalists who have been here with us since 1999; zoning has never been practiced in our State and I challenge you to stand up and speak to that fact.” The above statement is credited to Sen.
By Asare Asare, Daily Post Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Mr. Venatius Ikem has flayed Governor Benedict Ayade over his pronouncement that he has zoned governorship to the southern senatorial district of the state. In an exclusive chat, Ikem said Ayade is not realistic with his pronouncement. “I don’t
2022 has arrived with the expected political declarations to take power to next year, and aspirants are all hitting the roads and combing the rusty clefts they abandoned in the last four years and oiling them for power grab. The people too are making a kill, feasting from the spoils of the quadrennial rendezvous of
The inevitability of power struggles in the State as the 2023 elections draw near is certainly unveiling jokers. The consciousness amongst the people, particularly the electorates calls for concern for those whose desire is to lead the State. There are many jokers masquerading as contestants and, while they may be seen as noise makers, it
By Nsa Gill, The Nation Newspaper Discussions at a closed-door meeting in Abuja, of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike with stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State have been leaked, thereby generating conflicts among political interest groups in the party. The meeting, held last weekend in the home of the former