by crossriverwatch admin The pronouncement by Senator Liyel Imoke, the Cross River State governor that the governorship slot for the state moves to the northern senatorial district in 2015 was not made off the cliff but after due consultations with stakeholders; so its stands. Nigeria’s Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba who stated this in
by crossriverwatch admin A former chairmanship in Abi Local Government Area Council under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party for the Local Government Elections scheduled for 21st of September, 2013, Ms Winifred Pius Ikpabi has dragged the PDP, CROSEIC and one Mrs. Edith Newman Amadi to Court. In Suit No.HUG/31/2013 filed in the registry
by crossriverwatch admin Contrary to rumours making rounds that the Cross River State Governorship election will be conducted in 2016, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the state has said that the election will hold during the 2015 general election. The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar on the 14th of July, 2008 removed
by crossriverwatch admin The legal battle in the case filed by the newly registered All Progressives Congress, APC to nullify the decision of the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, CROSIEC that APC is ineligible to contest the September 21 Local Government Council Elections in Cross River State, began in the High Court , Calabar
by crossriverwatch admin A former National Director of Publicity of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, and strong man of Cross River politics, Barrister Venatius Ikem has described President Jonathan as being naive and over protective of the party’s national Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur. Mr. Ikem who has also been Director of the IBB Campaign Organization
by crossriverwatch admin Sir Patrick Otu, the Cross River State Chairman of Independent Electoral Commission CROSIEC has revealed that the newly registered All Progressive Congress Party APC has been disqualified from contesting for seats in the September 21, 2013 Local Government Election in the state. Otu stated this at a meeting held in the Commission’s
by crossriverwatch admin An expanded Zonal Executive Committee meeting of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, rose on Friday in Calabar with a pledge to support President Goodluck Jonathan in his 2015 re-election quest. The meeting which had in attendance top functionaries of the party at both elective and appointive positions held at the Cross River
by crossriverwatch admin The most reasonable thing to do in Cross River State is ultimately for the baton of leadership to shift from Central to Northern Senatorial District if the desired and most yearned balance must be achieved except otherwise we the people of Cross River State are not focused and also do not believe