By Our Correspondent PDP governorship candidate in Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly election in Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has been declared governor elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Ayade defeated his APC opponent, Odey Ochicha and Labor Party Candidate, Fidelis Ugbo with a landslide victory after the final collation of
By Our Correspondent The People of Bakassi in the riverine part of Cross River State say the successful and peaceful conduct of the Governorship and House of Assembly elections was a reflection of their desire to embrace change and demand for their resettlement by the next government. Led by Senator Florence Ita Giwa, the Bakassi
By Our Correspondent The Nigeria Police, Cross River State Command has arrested four suspected hoodlums that masterminded the Mkpani crisis which led to the death of one person during the last Saturday Governorship and House of Assembly Election. The Police Commissioner, Henry Fadairo confirmed the arrest during a chat with Newsmen yesterday. Fadairo who said
By Our Correspondent The gubernatorial candidate of the Labor Party in Cross River State, Fidelis Ugbo has assured his supporters that he will not decamp to the All Progressives Congress but instead will form a formidable ally with the party as a progressive. Ugbo stated this in his Obanlikwu country home while addressing his supporters
By CrossRiverWatch admin All Progressives Congress, APC in Cross River state has condemned what it called ‘’the high scale violence’’ perpetrated by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP against its members during Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. This is as the South South Zonal Secretariat of the party has alleged compromise
By CrossRiverWatch admin The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ben Ayade is obviously coasting home to victory as results of yesterday’s governorship election being announced at the collation center indicates. Results collated from nine local governments including Ogoja, Bekwara, Bakassi, Akpabuyo, Calabar South, Calabar Municipality, Ikom, Obanlikwu gives the PDP candidate a
A strong, vibrant and robust democracy anywhere in the world is a product of so many factors including a virile system of checks and balances among the three arms of government, an electoral system that pays zero tolerance to elections malpractices/violence, but gives premium to free, fair and credible elections, thereby recognizing and sustaining the
By Aplefe Ojong Inspired by the outcome of the March 28 presidential elections which saw the emergence of its candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari as President-Elect,the All Progressives Congress[APC] in Cross River state has been involved in last minute push to clinch the governorship polls billed for April 11. Last weekend the party held a motorcade