By Mary Bassey Listen To The Report Fusion 196, a political support group in the All Progressives Congress, APC on Tuesday in Calabar pledged its support for guber aspirant, Senator Bassey Otu, saying it will reconcile with aggrieved party members. Senator Otu emerged as consensus candidate of the APC in a meeting presided over by
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report The wife of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, and the Office of the National Women’s Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, headed by Dr. Betta Edu, during the weekend hosted about 700 APC female aspirants for different offices in the
By Sylvia Akpan and Mary Bassey Listen To The Report Barrister Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner in charge of information and voter’s education in the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has said the data from the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration, CVR of the commission shows that the youths have the potential to determine the 2023
By Sylvia Akpan and Mary Bassey Listen To The Report Stakeholders in the media have identified consistent training of citizen journalists and other media practitioners as the panacea for political misinformation which has often led to violence during electioneering periods. This was the focus of discussion at an event to mark the fourth anniversary of
By Patrick Obia and Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report Gubernatorial aspirants in the All Progressives Congress, APC and the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Cross River State have reacted differently to the meetings that reportedly produced a consensus candidate and aspirant respectively. Former lawmaker, Senator Bassey Otu emerged as APC consensus candidate in a
Listen To The Article The Cross River State Traditional Rulers Law which is readily online and can be accessed by anyone that has data on the phone, in Section 30 sub 3, clearly forbids monarchs in our State from participating actively in a political activity. They all know the law. Prof. Itam attended an elders
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The All Progressives Congress in Cross River State, APC on Monday settled for Sen. Bassey Otu as its consensus governorship candidate for the February 2023 general elections barely 24 hours after the stakeholders of the southern senatorial district adopted Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong as their consensus aspirant. Senator Otu represented the Cross
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has joined the Nigerian presidential race. The Governor received the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential nomination, and expression of interest forms purchased for him by groups, including Arewa youths. Ayade, who was overwhelmed by the gesture, promised to fix the country,