“Back to South is about Collective Responsibility. Where everyone that has been shouting Back-to-South is to be held accountable for the failures or successes of the incoming government led by someone from the South. In other words, Back to South proponents are saying the next government will not be a one-man show. It will be
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Council of chiefs in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State, led by the Paramount Ruler, HRM, Ovarr Clement Ewona, has rejected the gubernatorial aspiration of Sen. Sandy Onor of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) saying they should go back to zoning. The traditional rulers made the assertion when the
By Bankole Abe, The ICIR The Court of Appeal Abuja Division has dismissed a suit that challenged the emergence of Cross Rivers State Governor Ben Ayade as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Cross River North Senatorial District in the 2023 general elections. The appeal was filed by Cecilia Adams, an aspirant
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State chapter of the Inter-party Advisory Council, IPAC, and the State Government are at loggerheads over the validity or not of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS sent to the State. IPAC alleged that the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, in the State is working towards swaying the elections towards
By Theophilus Adedokun, The ICIR Thirteen of the 18 registered political parties in Nigeria have threatened to withdraw from the 2023 general elections over the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The political parties said they will withdraw from the election if the CBN extends the February 10 deadline for use
By Patrick Obia As the political arena continues to heat up with the general elections just a few days away, reports of attacks and other electioneering vices are beginning to spring up. A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Hon. Francis Ekeng is reportedly survived an assassination attempt by unknown
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Code888, a political pressure group and acclaimed originator of the back-to-south mantra, has said it will intensify grassroots campaigns and mobilization for Prince Bassey Otu, the All Progressive Congress governorship candidate in next month’s election. The group said the mobilization is in continuation of their struggle to actualize the Back-To-South agenda that
By Jonathan Ugbal The Calabar Division of the Court of Appeal on Saturday dismissed the notice filed by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and her guber candidate for the 2023 general elections in Cross River State, Senator Sandy Onor seeking the setting aside, a judgment of the Calabar division of the Federal High Court of