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INEC Slates August 11 For Bye-Election To Replace Late Lawmaker, Ukpukpen

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Independent National Electoral Commission has slated August 11, 2018 as the date for the bye-election to replace late state lawmaker representing Obudu constituency, Mr. Stephen Ukpukpen. The commission had said it will release guidelines this week. And, a timetable released by the commission and signed by its secretary, Mrs. Augusta Ogakwu

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Guidelines For Bye Election To Replace Ukpukpen To Be Announced This Week

By Jonathan Ugbal The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it will release the guidelines for the conduct of a bye election to replace the late member representing Obudu in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Mr. Stephen Ukpukpen. A statement issued by its National Commissioner, Mohammad Haruna, on Friday in Abuja

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Soon, Individuals Not Political Parties Will Win Elections In Nigeria – Leonard Anyogo, Sues For Regional Parties

By Jonathan Ugbal A legal practitioner and notary public, Mr. Leonard Anyogo has said that Nigeria is moving to an era where the individual and not the political party win election. The Yache in Yala born native stated this recently in an interview with Channels Television where he said the emergence of Senator Adeleke in

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APC CONGRESS: Aggrieved Members In Cross River Seek Nullification, Drag Party And INEC To Court

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Cross River State, who are unhappy with the result of the party’s recently held Congresses, have dragged the party before the Federal High Court, Abuja seeking nullification of the ward, local government and state congresses. ThisDay Newspapers reports that jn the suit filed

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APC Constitutes New Committee For Cross River Ward Congress As Police Commissioner Denies Release Of Materials

By Jonathan Ugbal The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. John Oyegun has constituted a new ward congress committee for Cross River State. The committee is to be headed by Major General AT Umar (rtd) from Nassarawa state and he is billed to organize the congresses which failed to hold on Sunday, May

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Bakassi, Akpabuyo Stakeholders Call On INEC To Execute Supreme Court Judgement

By Frank Edima/Philip Agba The people of Bakassi and Akpabuyo Local Government met recently in a townhall meeting to discuss and take further action on the recent Supreme Court Judgment which ordered INEC to delineate Bakassi LGA. These town hall meeting was organized by Nka Ufori Ye Nsongonda Efik Efut ye Abakpa, an indigenous group

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72,000 Uncollected PVC’s: Cross River Government To Sensitize Residents

By Ukung Alawa The Cross River State Government has said that it will soon embark on the sensitization of the citizenry to ensure the collection of the over 72,000 Permanent Voters Card (PVCs) currently in the custody of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu disclosed this in an interview

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Bakassi Leaders React To Supreme Court Judgment, Demand Sack Of Mike Igini, Former Cross River REC

By Ogar Monday/Lucky Edet Some political leaders from Bakassi Local Government Area have praised the Supreme Court, calling it the “hope of the common man” following it’s judgment compelling INEC to delineate Bakassi Local Government and recognize Law no.7 of Cross River State. The leaders who spoke to CrossRiverWatch separately called on the Federal Government

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