by crossriverwatch admin The legal battle challenging the decision to exclude the All Progressives Congress, APC by the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, CROSIEC, to participate in the Local Government Elections in Cross River State scheduled for September 21, 2013 continued in the High Court, Calabar today. At the hearing, the reply of CROSIEC
by crossriverwatch admin The hearing of the suit filed by the All Progressives Congress, APC against its exclusion from participation in the Local Government Elections in Cross River state scheduled for the 21st September 2013 continued before Honorable Justice Ofem Ikpi Ofem of the High Court of Cross River State of Nigeria today. At today’s
by crossriverwatch admin Chief Patrick Otu is the Chairman of Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC). The man whose commission has been dragged to Court by some aggrieved political parties over what they describe as a violation of the State electoral law with respect to the fees candidates for the forthcoming LG polls have
by crossriverwatch admin In the wake of preparations for the Local Government polls scheduled for September by the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission CROSIEC, several opposition parties have dragged the state electoral umpire to Court to determine sundry issues including seeking an order to restrain INEC from handing the voters register to CROSIEC for
by crossriverwatch admin Yesterday the Peoples Democratic Party, Cross River State Chapter published its guidelines for aspirants seeking nomination as its Chairmanship and Councillorship candidates respectively in the forthcoming Local Government Council election scheduled for September, 2013 in the State. After the publication of these guidelines ominous silence, outrage, disbelief and shocked descended and permeated
by crossriverwatch admin On Monday, March 18, 2013, the Chairman of Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, Sir Patrick Otu, unveiled the time table for the 2013 elections for the chairmen and councilors positions in the eighteen council areas and one hundred and ninety-six political wards of the state with the polling date fixed for
by crossriverwatch admin The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has barred the chapter caucuses from further political activity as per zoning of the position of councilor and chairman in the coming local government elections in Cross River State. The party took the decision following the conflicts generated in some chapters of the party as a result
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday night de-registered 28 political parties. They include Fresh Democratic Party, which was the brainchild of Pastor Chris Okotie; and Nigeria Advance Party, which was started by lawyer and businessman, Tunji Braithwaite, in the Second Republic. Also notable on the list was the Second Republic’s powerful People’s Redemption