By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has debunked claims he directed his aides to compile a list of people to be used as delegates for the forthcoming primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A statement signed by his spokesman, Mr. Christian Ita and issued on Friday said
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Mr. Venatius Ikem has debunked allegations that he, alongside another aspirant, Paul Adah caused the voter apathy in the August 11, 2018 House of Assembly bye-election in Obudu. The Cross River State government had on Thursday, August 16, 2018
By Obeten Godfrey A gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Mr. John Upan Odey has said that when elected as governor, he will create an enabling environment for thousands of entrepreneurs to emerge rather than have thousands of appointees. Mr. Odey made the assertion on Tuesday in Calabar while
By Grace Orok A conflict resolution analyst and House of Representatives aspirant for Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency; Engineer Wofai Ewa has stated that his inspiration to contest in the 2019 elections is not dependent on anybody but on the need to solve problems in the society. Wofai made this known while speaking with CrossRiverWatchTV where he
By David Nsa The alleged vote buying carried out by political parties in the July 14, 2018 gubernatorial elections in Ekiti state is a preview to what will be seen in the 2019 general elections, says the Cross River chapter chairman of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Mr. Castro Ezama in an interview, Sunday in
By Nsa David The Obudu Chapter Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC, Mr. Moses Utsu, has described as “unfair” the treatment of APC members in the just concluded Obudu bye-election that produced Hon. Abbey Ukpukpen as winner. He made the accusation while speaking to CrossRiverWatch in an exclusive interview, where he averred that “PDP
By Margaret Adado The Chairman of the Cross River State chapter of the Inter Party Advisory Council, Mr. Sunday Michael has blamed the lack of political ideology among political parties in Nigeria on the country’s Constitution. Mr. Michael made the assertion on Sunday in Calabar on a radio program, The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo, monitored
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River state contact person for the #TakeItBack Movement, Mr. Agba Jalingo, has debunked rumors that he has been made the State Chairman of the newly registered political party, African Action Congress (AAC). AAC is one of the 23 new parties registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission. And, Jalingo, in