By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Commissioner for Health in Cross River, Dr. Betta Edu has emerged as the consensus aspirant from the state for the position of Woman Leader ahead of the March 26, 2022, national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The position is one of those zoned to the south-south region of the
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent, Ushang Ewa and Itiunbe Atunka The Cross River State Government on Thursday accused two gubernatorial aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Messrs Venatius Ikem and Paul Adah of sponsoring the thugs that were arrested a few days to the House of Assembly bye-election in Obudu. The Attorney General
By Jonathan Ugbal and Ushang Ewa The candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the August 11, 2018 house of assembly bye-election in Obudu, Mr. Bendebel Ishamali has rejected the results as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mr. Ishamali stated this in a statement signed by him and issued in Obudu
By Jonathan Ugbal The winner of the August 11, 2018 house of assembly bye-election in Obudu, Mrs. Abbey Ukpukpen has received the certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mrs. Ukpukpen while receiving the certificate at the INEC’s mini conference room in Calabar commended her constituents for giving her the opportunity to
It is no longer news that PDP delivered her candidate in Obudu in a campaign led by Governor Ayade himself, what is rather news is that Ayade has proven to critics that he is master of the game and that he should be taken serious. You may want to ask me what the game is.
By Jonathan Ugbal The winner of the August 11, 2018 house of assembly bye-election in Obudu local government area of northern Cross River State, Mrs. Abbey Ukpukpen has broken silence on her ambition pledging to give her constituents the “representation they deserve.” This was contained in a statement signed by her and issued Tuesday in
By Jeremiah Archibong, Jonathan Ugbal and David Nsa The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the concluded Obudu state assembly bye-election, Mrs. Abbey Ukpukpen has emerged winner having scored 12,712 votes despite not voting. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Bendebel Ishamali polled 4,345 votes to emerge runner up while
By Jeremiah Archibong, Jonathan Ugbal and Ushang Ewa The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the house of assembly bye-election in Obudu, Abbey Ukpukpen has raced to an early lead. Results from seven out of ten wards announced so far shows Mrs. Ukpukpen is far ahead of her contenders from three other parties.