by crossriverwatch admin By Okoi Obono Obla We cannot afford to continue to tolerate the politics of prostitution, chicanery and opportunism that has become the bane of our political system especially in the APC. This is why when you tell somebody that you are a politician you are immediately seen as a charlatan, reprobate and
by crossriverwatch admin The last meeting of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN in Cross River State ended in a deadlock following disagreements by members over the Guild’s President, Ibinabo Fiberesima’s electoral framework for the state chapter billed for September this year. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the framework as presented to the meeting by the chapter
by crossriverwatch admin The newly registered All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River state has embarked on the harmonization of list of candidates vying for the September 21 local government elections in the state. Following the arrangement, the leadership of the three parties that merged into the APC, namely ACN, ANPP and CPC have constituted
by crossriverwatch admin The long silence over power tussle between the Chairman of Akamkpa Local government Area, Hon. Denis Nkiri and the Deputy Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Itaya Asuquo-Nyong was blown open recently in Akamkpa local government hall venue of the empowerment program organized by the chairman where the
by crossriverwatch admin The Northern Senatorial district of Cross River State is ready and united to produce the next governor of the state come 2015 as it is its turn to occupy the number one position of the state. Dr. Mathias Oko Offoboche, the deputy governor of the erstwhile Cross River state between 1979 and
by crossriverwatch admin Former Cross River State governor, Mr. Donald Duke, yesterday supported the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the de-registration of unviable political parties. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that it did not make sense for parties which had no followers to remain registered. Duke was reacting to
by crossriverwatch admin The imperative for a shift in the date for the Local Government Council Elections in Cross River State scheduled for Saturday the 21st September 2013 by the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, CROSIEC cannot be overemphasized with the registration of the All Progressive Congress, APC on the 31st July 2013. The
by crossriverwatch admin The minority leader of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Alex Irek has warned that if those angling to become leaders of the newly registered All Progessives Congress, APC in the State do not thread softly, the party may lose the opportunity of taking over power from the ruling PDP