By CrossRiverWatch Admin A political group under the name of “Concerned APC Stakeholders, Southern Senatorial District, Cross River State” have issued a communique to President Muhammadu Buhari complaining that, in Cross River state, juicy appointments are focused in the Central, therefore the APC governorship aspirant should be chosen from the South. The group led by
By Jonathan Ugbal A shootout at the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Obudu local government area on Friday has left at least one dead and another injured following attacks during the consultation visit of gubernatorial aspirant, Mr. John Owan-Enoh with controversy surrounding what led to the death of the student. The victim,
By Jonathan Ugbal A gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Mr. Odey Ochicha has announced his withdrawal from the race. Odey, who was the guber candidate of the party in the 2015 general elections also announced his support for another aspirant, Mr. John Upan Odey. “My dear people, greetings!
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Nigeria’s Senate President and presidential aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party, Bukola Saraki has hailed the economic vision of Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade pointing out that his ideas are what the country needs at the moment. Mr. Saraki gave the commendation Wednesday in Calabar, the Cross River
By Peter Inyali Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress APC, in Cross River State, last Thursday adopted the direct primaries option for the election of its flagbearers for various positions in next year’s general elections. Five Governorship Aspirants including Hon. Paul Adah, who has now withdrawn from the race, Barrister Venatius Ikem, Mr. Emmanuel Robson,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former two term Member, House of Representatives, a guber aspirant under the All Progressives Congress APC, Hon. Paul Adah has withdrawn from the 2019 Cross River governorship race. Hon. Adah told CrossRiverWatch on phone this morning that he is no longer interested in running for the 2019 race due to personal reasons.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Few days from today, the All Progressives Congress, APC like other parties will go to the poll to elect its governorship candidate for the 2019 election in Cross River State. Recently, the party during stakeholders meeting in Calabar unanimously adopted the direct primaries option in electing candidates for the next elections. A
By Kelvin Ololo And Patrick Obia A legal practitioner, Barrister Gabriel Iki, has disagreed with the position of the All Progressives Congress APC, in Cross River state that it was PDP that introduced zoning into Cross River politics and APC was not bound to continue with it. The state spokesperson of APC, Mr. Bassey Ita,