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2015: Don’t Campaign for Jonathan, ACN Chieftain Tells Imoke

by Blueprint The immediate past Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Cross River State, Mr. Cletus Obun has advised Governor Liyel Imoke against campaigning for President Goodluck Jonathan as he did in 2011. Obun told our correspondent yesterday during an interview in Calabar that Jonathan’s administration has not benefited Cross River state,

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Editorial: PDP Sells Council Areas to the Highest Bidder

by crossriverwatch admin The Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River State recently released the fees to be paid by aspirants vying for Chairmanship and Councilor position on the platform of the party in the September 21, 2013 Local Government elections in the state. According to the party, aspirants for the position of chairman are expected

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Cross River LG Polls: Tension Mounts as 2nd Term Ambitions Hit The Rocks

by crossriverwatch admin As the months countdown to weeks and to days and the Cross River State local government elections 2013 draw closer with each passing minute, political battles are simmering in nearly all the council areas across the state as gladiators seek to undo one another to occupy the number one slot at the

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Imoke Not Barring Chairmen From 2nd Term – Aide

by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has not barred any local government chairman in the state from seeking a second term in office. This clarification was made today by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita. Ita in a statement issued in Calabar, said media reports to the contrary were

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Imoke, Chairman of PDP South South Governor’s Forum – Anenih

by crossriverwatch admin Chairman, Board of Trustee of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Chief Tony Anenih has described Imoke as Chairman of South-South Governors’ Forum and a very strong member of the PDP Governors’ Forum. The BOT Chairman also said that President Goodluck Jonathan would soon take action to address the pain of the loss

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Cross River LG Polls: PDP Aspirants to Pay N1m as Imoke Insist on Zoning

by crossriverwatch admin From all indications, current council chairmen and councilors in Cross River State who are angling to return to their posts in December 2013 on the Peoples Democratic Party ticket have been left in the cold as the Cross River State Governor Senator Liyel Imoke has insisted that zoning of positions must have

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CrossRiverWatch Editorial: 2013 Local Council Polls – Let the Electorate Decide

by crossriverwatch admin On Monday, March 18, 2013, the Chairman of Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, Sir Patrick Otu, unveiled the time table for the 2013 elections for the chairmen and councilors positions in the eighteen council areas and one hundred and ninety-six political wards of the state with the polling date fixed for

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CORRIGENDUM

by crossriverwatch admin In our interview segment with Barrister Obono Obla titled “REVEALED: HOW DUKE FOISTED ONE PARTY DICTATORSHIP IN CROSS RIVER – OBLA”, we erroneously referred to Barrister Obla as the Assistant National Secretary of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC. The report also claimed that Barrister Obla contested the last governorship election in Cross

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