By Jonathan Ugbal Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that Chief Godwin Takus who won the State House of Assembly primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Obanliku has died in a ghastly motor accident. Mr. Takus is said to have left for Abuja after his primaries and departed for Abuja immediately but was involved in
By Jonathan Ugbal As the race for who eventually represents Cross River at the ninth National Assembly by June 2019 becomes clearer, more party primaries have thrown forth candidates for the 11 positions which comprise of three Senate and eight House of Representatives seats. The leader of the seventh senate, Victor Ndoma-Egba clinched the ticket
By Ushang Ewa Former commissioner for environment and senate candidate of the Labor Party in central Cross River, Mr. Sandy Onor on Wednesday emerged the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) senatorial primaries in that senatorial district for the 2019 general elections. Mr. Onor polled 542 votes to beat his closest rival, Walter Ajogbor
By Jonathan Ugbal A gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River, Mr. John Upan Odey has said tuay there was no gubernatorial primaries conducted in the state. Odey in a statement signed by the spokesman of his campaign team, Mr. Inyali Peter issued Wednesday in Calabar, accused a factional candidate of
By Jonathan Ugbal Former Cross River Governor and Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primaries committee in Lagos state, Chief Clement Ebri has reversed his earlier stance and declare Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the winner of the controversial primaries held on Tuesday. Premium Times reports that Mr. Ebri in a press conference on
By Jonathan Ugbal The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River may be far from over as Niger Delta Affairs minister, Pastor Usani Usani and the Senator representing the central senatorial district, John Owan-Enoh have emerged candidates of the party in two parallel primaries held Sunday and Monday in the state respectively.
By Jonathan Ugbal The National Vice Chairman South-South of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hilliard Etta on Sunday explained that the shift in the date of the gubernatorial primaries in Cross River State was due to the late arrival of materials and not its hijack as claimed in some quarters. Briefing journalists in Calabar, Etta
By Jonathan Ugbal and Patrick Abang Nigeria’s Niger Delta affairs minister, Usani Usani has declared his intention to run for the position of the governor of Cross River State in the 2019 general election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) putting an end to speculations about his ambition. Addressing supporters in Calabar,