by crossriverwatch admin The All Progressives Congress on Saturday dismissed claims by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River State that it would continue to win all elective positions in the state. Chairman of the state PDP, Mr. John Okon, had on Friday, during an empowerment program in Akamkpa Local Government Area, said the
by crossriverwatch admin Professor Ben Ayade, the Senator representing the Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State over the weekend kept to his promise to empower his constituents by supplying them high yielding rice seedlings for planting in the ongoing rice cultivation season. The Faro 44 high yield rice specie which was brought to
culled from Nation Cross River State Resident Electoral Commissioner Mike Igini spoke with MUSA ODOSHIMOKHE on the constitutional amendment and other issues in Lagos. What is your reaction to the single term controversy? For me, it is an interesting debate because the suggestion of a single term or two terms indicates that all the groups
by crossriverwatch admin Chief Patrick Otu is the Chairman of Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC). The man whose commission has been dragged to Court by some aggrieved political parties over what they describe as a violation of the State electoral law with respect to the fees candidates for the forthcoming LG polls have
by crossriverwatch admin Halfway into the tenure of the Senate, 34 senators have not sponsored any bill since coming to office, according to official records released by the Senate. The Senate’s Mid-Term Assessment Report shows that of the total 109 senators, 74 have sponsored at least a bill during the period starting June 2011 while
Culled from Sunday Independent The All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed to close down Abuja, the federal capital city, if by July 31, 2013 the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fails to recognise it as a registered political party. The APC is a merger of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), All Nigeria People’s Party
by crossriverwatch admin In the wake of preparations for the Local Government polls scheduled for September by the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission CROSIEC, several opposition parties have dragged the state electoral umpire to Court to determine sundry issues including seeking an order to restrain INEC from handing the voters register to CROSIEC for
by crossriverwatch admin The Congress for Democratic Change, CPC, has instituted a legal action in the Federal High Court seeking to bar the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, from handing over the Voters’ Register to the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission from the conduct of the Council election scheduled for September 21, 2013 without first