By Jonathan Ugbal The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC Adhoc staff registration in Obudu local government area has been concluded with cries of extortion and irregularities by staff. The nationwide exercise which lasted three days CrossRiverWatch gathered was to recruit and train Adhoc staff for the rescheduled general elections. Students who spoke with CrossRiverWatch on
By crossriverwatch admin The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Cross River State, Mr. Sylvester Ezeani has said that not less than 110,000 (one hundred and ten thousand) Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs are still uncollected in the State. While addressing journalists yesterday at the INEC office along Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar, the REC said Calabar Municipality
By Sylvia Etta The immediate past Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River State, Mr Mike Igini, on Tuesday rose to the occasion to defend his successor, Mr. Okey Ezeani who the opposition APC had accused of being a card carrying member of the ruling PDP. Igini made the defense in Calabar during the commissioning
By Sylvia Etta The new Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC for Cross River State Dr. Okey Ezeani has said that he has contacted the National Vice Chairman, South South of the All Progressives Congress, APC to retract the statement credited to him in the media alleging that he (REC) is a card carrying member of the
by crossriverwatch admin The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has redeployed Mr. Mike Igini, the Resident Electoral Commissioner of Cross River State to Edo State. Mr. Sylvester Ezeani, who is currently the REC in neighbouring Ebonyi State is to take over from Barrister Igini after a brief handig over ceremony next week. Igini’s redeployment is
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Barrister Mike Igini has been commended for successfully recording 69% turn out so far in the collection of permanent voter’s card, PVC in the state. The commendation was given in a chart with CrossRiverWatch by Mrs. Theresa Agbor, aspirant for Ikom State Constituency in
by crossriverwatch admin The collection of permanent voters cards commenced across the 18 local government areas in Cross River State yesterday. CrossRiverWatch reporters went round the state and report that there was a large turn out of voters and that the electoral officials arrived on time for the commencement of the exercise. Below are pictures
by crossriverwatch admin Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has rescheduled the distribution of permanent voters’ cards to registered voters and the registration of new voters in Cross River State from the scheduled 18th July to the 15th of August 2014. Mr. Mike Igini, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Cross River State told CrossRiverWatch that the