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#CRSDecides2022 Diary Of Irregularities: Sporadic Shooting, Ballot Box Snatching, Vote Buying, And Brutality Against Civilians

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  • February 26, 2022

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The just-concluded by-election in Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency and Akpabuyo State Constituency recorded irregularities, CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. Our newsroom observed that vote-buying was rampant, security agents were compromised, civilians were brutalized and ballot papers were snatched at gunpoint. Watch “#CRSDecides2022 Diary Of Irregularities” below where sporadic shooting, ballot box snatching, vote-buying, and

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#CRSDecides2022 Live Update: I’m Not Under Arrest, Taking Refuge In Police Station – PDP Chairman, Venatius Ikem Reacts To Alleged Arrest

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  • February 26, 2022

By Jonathan Ugbal – Ogoja Barrister Venatius Ikem, PDP Chairman in Cross River State has cleared the air about his alleged arrest in Ogoja with materials meant for the ongoing by-election. Speaking to CrossRiverWatch Radio, he said he is only taking refuge at the station for security reasons. Listen to the interview below.

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#CRSDecides2022 Live Update: APC Agents Are Buying Votes, Shares Soft Drinks, Snacks With Voters And Security Men

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  • February 26, 2022

By Jonathan Ugbal – Ogoja, Monday Ogar – Yala, Patrick Obia and Sylvia Akpan – Akpabuyo Massive vote-buying has been witnessed at Ward 6, polling 002, Ekpri Obio Abakpa, Bakassi LGA, there is massive vote-buying by APC party Agents where they pay voters N500 to vote for the party. Meanwhile, in the process of sharing

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#CRSDecides2022 Live Update: No Record Of Violence So Far, Preferential Treatment Given To Persons With Disability

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  • February 26, 2022

By Jonathan Ugbal – Ogoja, Monday Ogar – Yala, Patrick Obia, and Sylvia Akpan – Akpabuyo In what may be seen as a show of sportsmanship, the PDP and APC in Cross River State are both optimistic about the outcome of the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency and Akpabuyo State constituency by-elections. Speaking to journalists in one

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#CRSDecides2022 Live Update: Accreditation And Voting Yet To Commence As INEC Vehicle Breaks Down

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  • February 26, 2022

By Jonathan Ugbal – Ogoja, Monday Ogar – Yala, Patrick Obia, and Sylvia Akpan – Akpabuyo Activities have commenced in the Ogoja, Yala, and Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River State where the by-election for Ogoja/Yala Federal constituency and Akpabuyo State constituency is being conducted. Our correspondents on the ground report that in some

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#CRSDecides2022: APC, PDP Round Up Campaigns Amidst Heavy Security

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  • February 25, 2022

By Jonathan Ugbal Political parties fielding candidates for the February 26th 2022, legislative by-elections in Cross River State on Thursday, rounded up their campaigns amidst heavy security presence. Two legislative seats – Ogoja/Yala federal constituency and Akpabuyo State constituency are up for grabs. And, the intense politicking peaked on Thursday when bigwigs of the two

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A detachment of Police Mobile Force (PMF - MOPOL) operatives of the Nigerian Police Force drawn from different commands line up to be addressed on Friday, 25/2/2022 at the Area Command Headquarters, Igoli Ogoja Local Government Area in preparation for deployment for the February 26, 2022 legislative by-elections in Cross River State
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#CRSDecides2022: Police Deploy 6,000 Personnel, Helicopter And Heavy Duty Vehicles

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  • February 25, 2022

By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian Police Force has deployed no fewer than 6,000 police officers for the February 26, 2022, legislative by-elections in Cross River State. The Ogoja/Yala federal constituency and the Akpabuyo State constituency seats are up for grabs. Nine political parties fielded candidates for the former, while only three nominated candidates for the

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By-Elections: ACROJ Dispatches Correspondents, Raise Alarm Over Plot To Cause Mayhem

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  • February 24, 2022

By Sylvia Akpan Ahead of the Saturday, February 26, 2022, Ogoja/Yala and Akpabuyo constituencies by-election, Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) have dispatched correspondents to the field. This was contained in a press release by the union, signed by Comrade Darlington Edem and Comrade Archibong Jeremiah, Chairman and Secretary respectively. ACROJ  commended INEC “for

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