By Archibong Jeremiah By-election into the Senate and House of Assembly in Cross River State is ongoing. Electoral materials were distributed as early as 7am by INEC officials. The senatorial by-election is holding in the northern district which houses Ogoja, Yala, Obudu, Obanliku and Bekwara Local Government Area. Obudu LGA is where the only House
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Commissioner of Police, CP Abdulkadir Jimoh, has ordered a restriction in movement of persons, group of persons and motorists within the five Local Government Councils where Northern Senatorial/State House of Assembly bye-election are to hold, 5 December, 2020. A statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO),
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper The 15 political parties participating in the Northern Senatorial District by-elections n in Cross River State on December 5 have signed a peace accord. The signing took place on Tuesday at the Senatorial District Headquarters, Ogoja during the stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission and presided over
By Archibong Jeremiah The Area Office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Calabar Municipal has been torched by an irate mob. Also, part of the Ministry of Work headquarters has been torched while the Calabar Mall which houses Spar was also attacked. Furthermore, the premises housing the World Health Organisation (WHO) country office in
By Patrick Obia Documents obtained by CrossRiverWatch suggests that Justice Simon Amobeda of the Calabar division of the Federal High Court has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish the name of Dr. Stephen Odey as the validly nominated candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the October 31 senatorial by-election in
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State chapter of the African Action Congress, AAC has accused some Government officials for attempting to tilt the playing field for the October 31, 2020 Cross River North senatorial bye-election to favor some candidates. The party’s Chairman, Citizen Agba Jalingo in a statement issued Saturday morning said that, some
By Jonathan Ugbal Ahead of the October 31, 2020 senatorial bye-election in Cross River northern district, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the list of candidates for different parties participating in the elections. The list which contains shockers including the All Progressives Congress decision to forward the name of Barrister Joe Agi against
By Patrick Obia The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled Cross River Northern Senatorial District, Obudu State constituency and seven other States bye-election to Saturday, October 31, 2020. In a press release issued by the Commission in Abuja on Tuesday, 11 August, 2020 states that, it is as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic