By Adefemola Akintade, Peoples Gazette The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed the governorship and State Assembly elections till March 18. The exercise was previously scheduled to hold on March 11, but INEC, citing a logistics crisis stemming from BVAS configuration and transportation, said the election could not hold again as scheduled following a meeting of its
By Jonathan Ugbal The Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District, Jarigbe Agom has said a photograph of him presenting his certificate of return to a former Governor in the State, Liyel Imoke while the incumbent, Benedict Ayade watches on is a computer-generated image. “It is photoshop! Jonathan quote me, it is photoshop and I
By Patrick Obia United Kingdom-based Cross Riverian, Iso Bassey has expressed optimism about the 2023 Nigeria general elections. In an interview with journalists in Calabar Municipal LGA, his hometown while exercising his franchise during the Presidential and National Assembly elections, he said as a Nigerian, it is important for him to fly down wherever he
By Patrick Obia The three Senators-elect in Cross River State – Jarigbe Agom, Eteng Jones, and Asuquo Ekpenyong Jrn have received their Certificate of Return. The trio received the certificate at the official presentation held at the International Conference Center, Abuja on Tuesday, 7th March 2023. Jarigbe Agom of the People’s Democratic Party was reelected
By Ogar Monday The ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, in Cross River has adopted Brian Odey, a candidate of the Labour Party for the Yala 1 State Assembly elections. The party said the interest of both parties aligns, with the candidate expected to mobilize his supporters for Prince Bassey Otu, the governorship candidate of the
By Patrick Obia Controversy is currently trailing the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Cross River State chapter as the religious organization dabbles into politics to choose its preferred governorship candidate in the March 11th polls in the State. The Cross River chapter of PFN on Monday 6 March 2023 in a press statement signed by
By Ogar Monday The All Progressive Congress, APC, in Cross River has stated that it intends to challenge the results of the polls in the Northern Senatorial District in the State. The State APC Chairman, Barrister Alphonsus Eba stated this during the week, insisting that they were irregularities observed during the the Cross River Northern
By Patrick Obia The President and Vice President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and Sen. Shettima have received their Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) a few hours after declared winners. Tinubu was declared as the President-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the early hours of Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at the