By Kelvin Ololo Some group of mobs has attempted to barricade the convey of Adhoc staff from the Cross River State INEC headquarter Calabar to their Local Government Area of posting demanding to know why their names were not included in the new list. The uproar started after the Residential Electoral Commissioner addressed members of
By Ololo Kelvin Ahead of tomorrow’s Presidential and National Assemblies elections, the Residential Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River State Dr. Frankland Briyai has declared that INEC in the State is fully prepared to conduct free, fair, all inclusive, peaceful and credible election. Frankland said this in the Commission headquarters Calabar today while briefing members
It is no longer news that the electioneering process in this part of the world to elect leaders into political offices is heavily characterised by pre and post election violence. Majority of the perpetrators of this ugly trend are youths who are employed by politicians as tools to achieve their political ambitions. Violence according to
By Patrick Obia The Director General of Usani Usani Campaign Organization, Ekpenyong Cobham, has describe the rumors that Governor Ben Ayade is sponsoring the factional governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Cross River State, Pastor Usani Usani to cause chaos and blackmail in APC in the State, calling it “arrant nonsense” and “impossible”.
By Jonathan Ugbal and Patricia Illam Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that at least three trucks of soldiers has been deployed to the Ikom metropolis to compliment the efforts of the police to forestall a breakdown of law and order due to renewed hostilities between supporters of the two leading political parties, the All Progressives Congress
By Ushang Ewa and David Nsa The Chairman of the campaign committee of four time federal lawmaker, Rep. Essien Ayi, Mr. Orok Iban has been kidnapped in what looks to be a new twist in the upsurge of crime rate in Cross River ahead of the general elections. Mr. Iban was kidnapped in the wee
By Ololo Kelvin and Margaret John Following the recent appointment LGA Caretaker Committees, Special Advisers and Assistants by the Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade, the people of Akpet 1 in Biase Local Government Area has appealed to the Governor to consider the continuous relegation of it’s people in terms of appointment and participation
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar has refused an oral application by a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State for a stay of execution of a Federal High Court judgement recognising the state executive committee of the party led by Etim John. Justice Mojeed Owoade who