By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade was absent at the unity rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to welcome hundreds of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) members whom had defected to the APC with him in Obudu. Mr. Ayade was railroaded into the APC a few weeks ago, after a lengthy battle with
Since the 1991 elections that ushered in the Third Republic, in which the National Republican Convention (NRC) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) fiercely contested for elective positions, inter-party elections in Cross River State have been anything but competitive. In that election, the NRC won the governorship, with Mr. Clement Ebri as Governor, while the
By Azogor Ideba Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade, Monday, presented 3 Toyota Land Cruiser Jeeps to Cross River National Assembly members in his political party, APC. Gov. Ayade, through his Chief of Staff, Hon. Martin Orim made the car presentation to the NASS members at the Cross River State Liaison Office, Abuja.
By John Alechenu, The Punch Northern Governors elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have asked the Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) administration to stop intimidating members of the opposition into joining the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku said this after a meeting with his colleagues in
By Maxwell Effiong As defection and resignation festival in Cross River State continues, another Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Environment, Mr. Obeten Ewa Mkang (JP) has followed the tread of others to resign. Mr. Obeten took the bow in a three paragraphs letter addressed to the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). His
By Egufe Yafugborhi, Vanguard News Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Tuesday described his colleagues (Governors) and other members of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as lacking conscience and not trustworthy. Wike at the flag off of Woji-Aleto-Alesa-Refinery road and bridge with spur
By News Of Nigeria (NAN) The Cross River State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has placed an order for three million bunches of brooms from local broom makers for the new entrants into the party. The party’s Publicity Secretary, Bassey Ita, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Calabar on
By Sun Newspaper Speculations are rife in Cross River State that the National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have tactfully given nod to the candidature of Senators Sandy Onor and Gershom Bassey as their governorship aspirant ahead of the 2023 race. This development, political pundits in the State say follows from what