By Obeten Godfrey The Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on prosecution, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla has said that he is on the list of most hated appointees of the President due to his stand due to his position on national development. Obla took to Facebook last weekend following calls for either his resignation or sack
By David Nsa Hon. Savior Nyong has accused the Federal Government of violating section 12 of the 1999 constitution as amended by ceding a part of Bakassi to Cameroon. Speaking to CrossRiverWatch TV crew in Calabar, the former Commissioner for Transport and Marine, now aspiring to represent Calabar South/Akpabuyo/Bakassi in the House of Representatives went
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in in northern Cross River State have threatened to vote the opposition, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) into office in 2019 if the party fails to address the disrespect stalwarts from that part of the state suffer. The members under the aegis of the Cross
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A political group under the name of “Concerned APC Stakeholders, Southern Senatorial District, Cross River State” have issued a communique to President Muhammadu Buhari complaining that, in Cross River state, juicy appointments are focused in the Central, therefore the APC governorship aspirant should be chosen from the South. The group led by
By Jonathan Ugbal A shootout at the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Obudu local government area on Friday has left at least one dead and another injured following attacks during the consultation visit of gubernatorial aspirant, Mr. John Owan-Enoh with controversy surrounding what led to the death of the student. The victim,
By Margaret John, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has reconvened for its plenary session after about 7 weeks following the burial of late Hon. Steven Ukpukpen in July, 2018. The session which took place on Tuesday, witnessed the swearing in of Hon. Abbey Ukpukpen to replace her husband, the
By Andy Mba-Ukweni The member representing Ogoja/Yala federal constituency in the National Assembly, Honorable Jarigbe Agom has said that “Some people from Southern and Central senatorial districts of Cross River state are trying to insult the sensibilities of the Northern Cross River man.” He went on to deny insinuations that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ahead of party primaries and the 2019 general elections, concerns about the electoral processes have been raised with several new innovations introduced to reduce the level of rigging at the polls. A concerned Cross Riverian, Mr. Ogar Peter Ikibunim is one of those seeking to end rigging. “I think we have argued