By Our Reporters Collation has commenced in Ogoja LGA collation center, the State Constituency Collation officer is Mr. Timothy Ogbang Ellah. The Local Government Collation officer for the Gubernatorial elections is Prof. John Undie. The Electoral Officer insists that only the Local Government agents of political parties can be present with the press and security.
By Our Reporters The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Cross River State has moved the collation of the 2023 governorship and state house of assembly election result to Sunday 19 March 2023 by 5 p.m. The cause of the move at that time cannot be ascertained if it is to enable local government Collation Officers
By Our Reporters During the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Cross River State, violence was recorded in some polling units. An INEC official whose name is yet to be verified was attacked in Bakassi, he is currently hospitalized. In Odukpani, also in the Southern Senatorial District, 5 Police officers and 4 NSCDC officers
By Our Reporters Cross River State Young Progressives Party, YPP, deputy governorship candidate, Prince Agbor Onyi, Egbung Sandra, and Godwin Imojara, an Immigration Officer who was kidnapped days before the election remains in captivity. They were kidnapped on Thursday, March 16 at the Akparavuni axis in Biase Local Government Area. While friends and relatives are
By Our Reporters Not too long after accreditation and voting commenced across the 18 Local Government Councils in Cross River State, our reporters have documented attempts to disrupt the election and vote-buying exercise in some polling units. Efforts were made to distort the voting process by a man identified as Ugar in polling unit 001,
By Our Reporters Sensitive and non-sensitive materials for the conduct of the 2023 Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections have arrived at polling units across the State. CrossRiverWatch brings you pictures of the process from our reporters across the 18 LGAs. See them:
By Patrick Obia and Sylvia Akpan The Young Progressives Party, YPP, in Cross River State has called for the immediate release of its deputy governorship candidate – Prince Agbor Onyi, and three others who were kidnapped along the Calabar-Ugep highway. They were kidnapped on Thursday, March 16 at the Akparavuni axis in Biase Local Government
By Yemi Sodeeq, The Informant247 Belawu Obalowu, 63, has been participating in Nigerian elections for over two decades. Just like every other time in the past, she was eager to vote for the candidates of her choice on February 25. Not aware of the issues ahead, she went to her Polling Unit 016 (Ode Oyan) of Ajikobi