By Our Reporters The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Eteng Jonah Williams has emerged as the winner of Saturday’s Senatorial election to represent the central district in the tenth National Assembly. Eteng, who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, polled 57,344 votes to beat his closest rival
By Jonathan Ugbal A former federal lawmaker and Cross River State Central Senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 general elections, Honorable Bassey Eko Ewa on Tuesday told the Calabar division of the Federal High Court presided over by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu that he never left the party as insinuated by
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report Doyen Bar Chairman, Barr. Attah Ochinke and his predecessor, Barr. Paul Ebiala, Mr. Peter Akpanke, and Hon. Bassey Ewa has won the PDP ticket to represent their constituents as legislators. Ochinke, a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice during the Sen. Liyel Imoke’s administration polled 27 votes against
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 Odey Ojeka Fourth term federal lawmaker, Honorable Bassey Ewa (PDP Abi/Yakurr) has declared his intention to run for the position of the Senator representing Cross River central senatorial district. Mr. Ewa made the declaration when he visited the Obol Lopon of Ugep, Obol Ofem Ubana in his palace yesterday in Yakurr. Accompanied by the
By Ushang Ewa The member representing Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwarra federal constituency in the 8th National Assembly, Honorable Legor Idagbo has moved for the amendment of the Fire Service Act. Mr. Idagbo had presented to the House, the Fire Service Act (amendment) bill 2017 and it was read for the first time during plenary on November 2, 2017.
By Jonathan Ugbal Almost two years after the inauguration of the eighth (8) National Aseembly, the member representing Ikom/Boki federal constituency, Chris Agibe is yet to sponsor a single bill. He has however moved a motion on the “Need to eradicate Malaria using the Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane (DDT) 20/4/2016,” a controversial chemical substance. Elsewhere in central Cross
By Aplefe Ojong Even with the postponement of the general elections which would have been days away, thick, dark and ominous clouds are still gathering against the House of Representatives return ambition of Hon. Bassey Ewa, representing the Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency of Cross River State at the lower chambers. Recent events and political developments in