by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke on Thursday offered explanations on his decision not to seek any elective office in 2015. Speaking at a public lecture organized by Destiny Group to mark his 53 birthday at the Cultural Center, Calabar, Imoke said it is only leaders who feel insecure and looking
by crossriverwatch admin It was a lively and memorable moment in Calabar on Thursday morning when the PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu led an impromptu choir to render the traditional birthday song, “happy birthday to you” for Senator Liyel Imoke, the Cross River State Governor who turned 53 on July 10th. Mu’Azu who was
by crossriverwatch admin Nigeria stands at the precipice and if general elections are conducted in 2015 there shall be total conflagration in all parts of the country says Chief Eyoma Asuquo a former member of the House of Representatives and governorship candidature of the Congress for Progressive Change, in 2011 election in Cross River State.
by crossriverwatch admin Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has rescheduled the distribution of permanent voters’ cards to registered voters and the registration of new voters in Cross River State from the scheduled 18th July to the 15th of August 2014. Mr. Mike Igini, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Cross River State told CrossRiverWatch that the
by crossriverwatch admin As someone who has followed political permutations in this country, I do not accept holistically that the biggest factor working against Cross River in the summit of states in Abuja is our low voter strength. Rather, I will argue that part of our greatest undoing has been our inability to produce charismatic
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River journalist, Mr. Jude Okwe in a very reminiscing narrative titled “Cross River’s Unwanted Governor” on CrossRiverWatch not long ago reminded all and sundry of how it has been historically easier for the camel to pass through the needles’ eye than for a candidate supported by the establishment to win Cross
by crossriverwatch admin In what may seem a resurrection from a long period of lapse, the Labour Party in Cross River State on Saturday held its first Congress in many years and elected a new executive to pilot the affairs of the party for the next four years. In the election which was keenly contested,
by crossriverwatch admin Max Ogar is an Abuja-based Legal Practitioner and a Public Affairs Analyst. He is from Cross River State. In your last meeting with us, you talked about sensitive political issues in Cross River State, are you interested in partisan politics? I am actually very interested in partisan politics. I was deeply involved