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.
By Jonathan Ugbal, Elijah Ugani, Ushang Ewa and Itiunbe Atunka Collation has commenced across the 117 polling units in the 10 wards of Obudu local government area in the state house of assembly bye-election. A total of 74,363 eligible voters are expected to have cast their votes but low turnout in some areas, malfunctioning card
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has cast his vote at the ongoing house of assembly bye-election in Obudu local government area of northern Cross River State. Mr. Ayade arrived his polling unit at Kakum village in at 10:21 AM and immediately proceeded to be accredited amidst cheers from
By Margaret John The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Cross River State, Mr. Frankland Briyai, has assured citizens that there will be fairness and transparency during the forthcoming Obudu bye-election. He gave this assurance in a meeting held at the State INEC Secretariat in Calabar, where he called on party agents and leaders to ascertain the
By Margaret John The Independent National Electoral Commission in INEC Cross River State has stated that it will work hand-in-hand with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in the forthcoming Obudu 1 constituency bye-election to ensure it’s free and fair of vote buying and selling. This was made known by the Cross River State
By Deborah Obot The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that “about 500 Ad-hoc personnel will be required to conduct the Obudu bye-election in Obudu 1 state constituency” slated for 11th August 2018 to fill the vacant seat created by the demise of late Hon. Ukpukpen, Stephen Akomaye. The disclosure was contained in a