By Jonathan Ugbal More details are emerging from the defection of Governor Ben Ayade from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) last week thursday. Details emerging now show that Mr. Ayade may have also been ambushed in the same manner his defection shocked some of his aides and political allies.
By Jonathan Ugbal Former Governors Clement Ebri, Donald Duke and Liyel Imoke have remained tight lipped despite mounting calls on incumbent, Ben Ayade to conduct local government elections in Cross River State. The tenures of the elected officials in the third tier of government elapsed in December 2016 excluding that of Bakassi which stayed till
By David Nsa John Upan Odey, former gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressive Congress in Cross River State, has expressed optimism about the openness of the election process in the State. He made the statement in a topical issue based radio program “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo” which is aired Sundays on Hit 95.9FM Calabar.
By Jonathan Ugbal A gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River, Mr. John Upan Odey has said tuay there was no gubernatorial primaries conducted in the state. Odey in a statement signed by the spokesman of his campaign team, Mr. Inyali Peter issued Wednesday in Calabar, accused a factional candidate of
By Jonathan Ugbal The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River may be far from over as Niger Delta Affairs minister, Pastor Usani Usani and the Senator representing the central senatorial district, John Owan-Enoh have emerged candidates of the party in two parallel primaries held Sunday and Monday in the state respectively.
By Jonathan Ugbal The National Vice Chairman South-South of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hilliard Etta on Sunday explained that the shift in the date of the gubernatorial primaries in Cross River State was due to the late arrival of materials and not its hijack as claimed in some quarters. Briefing journalists in Calabar, Etta
By Inyali Peter A gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. John Upan Odey has reaffirmed his preparedness for the party’s primaries as well as the general elections. Odey said this while addressing a coalition of youth groups from the central senatorial district of the state who visited him in his office in
By Jonathan Ugbal A gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Mr. Odey Ochicha has announced his withdrawal from the race. Odey, who was the guber candidate of the party in the 2015 general elections also announced his support for another aspirant, Mr. John Upan Odey. “My dear people, greetings!