By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report A defeated Central Senatorial District aspirant under the All Progressive Congress, APC, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla says the party in Cross River State is beyond repair. Obono-Obla made the assertion on his official social media handle where he described the just concluded primary that was held at Ikom Local
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Eteng Jones has won the APC Central Senatorial District ticket. Also, the Chief of Staff to Governor Ben Ayade, Martins Orim won that of the North. The immediate past Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Asuquo Ekpenyong won the
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
Every ambitious person develops a set of blue prints to guide him or her through the journey to his/her expectations. Senator Benedict Ayade must have proven himself an ambitious and serious minded leader upon his assumption of office, in fact, in his very inauguration ground, he made bold statements about some key signature projects he
When Governor Ayade told me a few weeks ago as the heat of his reelection campaign caught up that he was going to win all 18 Local Governments in the elections, I was incredulous! I thought as usual that he likes to make flamboyant assumptions that are unrealistic. I recall sharing this with a friend
The overwhelming support for the reelection of Governor Ben Ayade across the 18 local government councils of Cross River State in the March 9 governorship election has reaffirmed the unwavering and unflinching commitment of Cross Riverians to ensuring equitable distribution of powers amongst the three Senatorial districts of the State. Ayade, who in 2015 magically
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Alex Egbuna’s name has been omitted by INEC from Cross River Reps. elect list. The list obtained by CrossRiverWatch only carries APC and Court Order in place of name. From the list PDP swept all other 7 constituencies. Mr. Egbona contested against Mr. John Gaul, outgoing Speaker of the State Assembly (PDP)
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information reaching Cross suggests that a resident of Ntamkpo community of Ugep in Yakurr local government area, 19 year old Master Patrick is currently being detained at the Palace of the Obol Lopon of Ugep, Obol Ofem Ubana after allegedly killed his mother. “The boy killed his mother because she was trying