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
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent Director General of the Ayade Care Home Health, Dr. Genevieve Banarby-Ephraim has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to embrace electronic voting system, as the commission prepares for 2023 General elections. Dr. Barnaby made this call yesterday while speaking to CrossRiverWatch in an exclusive interview in Calabar.
By Patrick Obia Gender development expert, Mrs. Emilia Eyo has opined that electronic voting is where the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would have started to enable more participation especially women. She made her view known on topical radio program ‘The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo’ on Hit 95.9fm, Calabar. This is coming on the recently
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The PDP Cross River State guber candidate and incumbent, Sen. Ben Ayade has emerged winner of the 2019 Governorship election in the State. Declaring him winner, the State INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Ibhadode Akii (VC FUPRE) read the result as follows; Registered voters: 1, 486, 026 Accredited voters: 542, 115 APC: 131,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Boki LGA which is the last from the 18 LGA’s of Cross River State has just presented its result, details below; Returning Officer: Dr. Eugene Akiba Registered voters: 88, 126 Accredited voters: 54, 576 APC: 14, 745 PDP: 38, 135 SDP: 269 Valid votes: 53, 386 Rejected votes: 844 Votes cast: 54,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Result from Yala LGA has just been presented while Calabar South has been returned the second time to cross check its result. Returning Officer: Dr. Agba Bisong Registered voters: 99, 863 Accredited voters: 55, 050 APC: 10, 756 PDP: 42, 271 SDP: 339 Valid votes: 53, 906 Rejected votes: 1, 144 Votes cast:
By CrossRiverWtch Admin The Cross River State Resident Electoral Officer (REC) Dr. Frankland Briyai has chided the Obubra Returning Officer, Dr. Bassey Ndem for not being coherent in answering questions asked about result presented to him by an unverified INEC official. According to the REC, “If I had my way of interacting with some of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Calabar South LGA has just been directed to return back to the LGA’s INEC office, Anantigha to cross check their result as there are many inconsistencies. The directive was given by the REC, Dr. Frankland Briyai who attached another INEC Electoral Officer (EO) because the earlier assigned EO was nowhere to be