By Jeremiah Archibong Voting is presently ongoing in the Cross River State Peoples Democratic Party governorship primary at the U.J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar. Delegates from the three senatorial districts had earlier done their accreditation in three different locations in Calabar. Journalists were however barred from taking photos or videoing proceedings at the event which
By Sylvia Etta Information just reaching CrossRiverWatch say Hon. John Owan Enoh has won the Central Senatorial District PDP ticket in an election that was said to be heavily militarize, while Hon. Rose Oko who is currently representing Ogoja/Yala federal constituency in the House of Reps. emerged from the Northern Senatorial District as the PDP
By John Ushie Former Commissioner for Works, Cross River State, Legor Idagbo has won the rescheduled PDP primary for Obudu/Obanlikwu/Bekwarra Federal Constituency held today at the Ogoja council hall. Our reporter who was on the ground say Legor Idagbo pulled 92 votes to beat his close rival, Dr. Amake from Obanlikwu who scored 7 votes
By Laureta Akpan Hon. Daniel Asuquo, (Dansuki) representing Akamkpa/Biase Federal Constituency in the House of Representative has again won the PDP ticket to fly the party’s flag in the forth coming general elections in the come 2015. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the incumbent House of Reps member advanced closer to returning to the lower House when
By Aplefe Ojong Report coming out from the Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency say that there was actually no contest in yesterday’s primaries in the constituency. This is because the people of the area decided to settle for a consensus candidate in the person of Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe for the House of Representatives slot for the area.
By Our Editorial Team The so-called internal democracy of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) all over the country and in Cross River State in particular is once again passing through another litmus test as the party primaries for the National Assembly are and governorship are going on across the country. In Cross River state which
By Azogor Ideba Hon Bassey Eko Ewa yesterday emerged as the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s candidate for the forthcoming coming House of Representatives Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency election. He pulled a total of 88 votes out of 89 votes cast in the primary which saw Hon Francis Etta, the immediate past Chairman of Abi Local Government earning
By Jonathan Ugbal Reports reaching CrossRiverWatch indicate that Eta Mbora, a former Deputy Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly has emerged the PDP flag bearer in yesterday’s Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency PDP primaries elections. Eta Mbora scored 48 votes to beat incumbent Nkoyo Toyo with a slim margin, as she scored 40