By Obeten Godfrey The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the 2019 general elections in Cross River State, Mr. Eyo Ekpo has said that his running mate, Engineer Wofai Ewa will not be ‘a spare tire’ if he is elected into office in 2019. Ekpo, an ex attorney general of the State,
By Jonathan Ugbal The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released names of political parties and their nominated candidates for bye-elections in Cross River, Katsina, Bauchi and Kwara States scheduled for November 17, 2018. The list was released in a statement signed by INEC National Commissioner, and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye on
By Emma Unah and Ushang Ewa Factional guber candidate of the Pastor Usani Usani, the Minster of Niger Delta All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State for the 2019 general elections, Pastor Usani Usani has unveiled a lawyer, Mrs Helen Efiom as his running mate insisting that he remains the candidate of the party
By Ushang Ewa Emmanuel Ibeshi, a gubernatorial aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) in Cross River State has filed a NGN2 billion suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja to challenge his disqualification from the party’s September 29, 2018 gubernatorial primary. The PDP, Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade and the Independent National Electoral
By Itiunbe Atunka and Odey Ojeka The People Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State has rounded up its statewide visit to aggrieved members with a call for them to remain in the party. After the party’s primaries, CrossRiverWatch gathered that the Governor, Senator Ben Ayade had constituted a reconciliation team headed by former Deputy
By Jonathan Ugbal Former Cross River Governor, Chief Clement Ebri has described as ‘fake news’ information making the rounds that he is in cahoots with some Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to unseat the current national chairman of the party, Mr. Adams Oshiomole. Ebri disclosed this in a telephone conversation with CrossRiverWatch where
By CrossRiverWatch Admin About eighteen months after defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the Special Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on National Assembly matters (Senate) Senator Florence Ita-Giwa has returned claiming the APC treated her with disdain. She announced her return to the PDP which she called
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has appointed the founder of the La Shakara fashion brand, Mr. Joseph Edet as his Senior Special Assistant on Entrepreneurship and Job Placement. Also, Mr. Ayade appointed Mrs. Margaret Kajang as Special Adviser on Aviation while Cyril Manyor Bassey was appointed the Special