Politics
National News Politics Reports

APC Exco Emerge In Cross River Amidst Protests

by crossriverwatch admin Finally, the All Progressive Congress, APC, constituted its state executive in Cross River State even as a faction of the party led by Mr. Ramsey Ebam has protested its alleged exclusion by instituting a court action seeking to nullify the election. A rescheduled congress which took place at the Tinapa Conference Hall

Read More
Columnists Opinion Politics Reports

May 29: Day Imoke Gave His Score Card

by crossriverwatch admin “Today I present to you the Scorecard of our endeavours from 2007 to 2014 as an affirmative record of Cross River State’s Development Performance. An assessment of the performance of our state, such as this, is necessary to strengthen good governance, as well as promote transparency and efficient service delivery.” -Governor Imoke

Read More
National News Politics Reports

No Vacancy In Southern Cross River Senatorial District – Senator Otu

by crossriverwatch admin The Chairman of the Senate committee on Banking and Finance,Senator Bassey Otu who represents Cross River Southern Senatorial District,has warned those eyeing the southern senatorial ticket on the platform of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party to forget about it because’there is no vacancy in the office of Cross River South Senatorial District’

Read More
Breaking News Columnists Opinion Politics

Is It Well With The Umbrella? BY SAM ARIKPO

by crossriverwatch admin Recently, the mass media was awash with a report quoting the Cross River State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Ntufam John Okon as saying that people are printing PDP cards to claim they are party members and that one Mr. Goddy Jedy Agba is not a member of the party.

Read More
National News Politics Reports

Imoke Commends Ndoma Egba For Purposeful Leadership At National Assembly

by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Liyel Imoke has described the empowerment of the senate leader senator Victor Ndoma Egba as meaningful empowerment. He said, “All our representatives must engage in empowerment, they must ensure that truly our people feel the impact of democracy because our people are getting wiser and wiser,

Read More
Columnists Opinion Politics

Cross River PDP: Who Is Fooling Who? BY JEREMIAH NSE EBANG

by crossriverwatch admin Some weeks ago while addressing newsmen on the second anniversary of the Party Exco in Cross River State, the state chairman of the People Democratic Party, PDP Ntufam John Achot Okon asserted that Mr. Godwin J. D. Agba is not a member of PDP. Ordinarily, one would have ignored that statement as

Read More
National News Politics Reports

Don’t Negotiate With Boko Haram, Former Senate President, Wayas Tells FG

by crossriverwatch admin Dr. Joseph Wayas, Cross River born former Senate President, today urged the Federal Government not to negotiate with members of the Boko Haram sect since they have refused to embrace peace. Wayas gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on the sidelines of the

Read More
Interviews National News Politics

Cross River 2015: Why I Am The Best Contender – Speaker

by crossriverwatch admin The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly and governorship contender in 2015, speaks with UBONG ANTHONY, in Calabar on wide range of issues, including when he served as the acting governor of the State in 2012 when a Supreme Court ruling sacked Governor Liyel Imoke from office. Excerpts: There

Read More