By Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report Leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State have bought expression of interest and nomination forms for Hon. Martins Orim, Chief of Staff to Governor Ben Ayade to represent them in the Senate. The forms were also purchased for
By Sylvia Akpan Ahead of the supplementary election holding in the Ogoja/Yala Federal constituency and Akpabuyo State constituency on Saturday, 26th February 2022, Cross River Northern Elders Forum and Amb. Nkoyo Toyo has sued for peace. The Cross River Northern Elders Forum through its Chairman, Senator Musa Unim Adede urged all their brothers and sisters
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper The Independent National Electoral Commission in Cross River State has trained at least 1,914 ad hoc staff for February 26, 2022, Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency and Akpabuyo State Constituency bye-elections in the State. INEC also outlined guidelines for the elections for the benefit of eligible voters in the elections as contained
By Emmanuel Unah, Vanguard News Nigeria Will Ayade deliver the first poll after defection for APC? The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has slated the bye-election for the Ogoja /Yala House of Representatives vacant position for February 26, 2022, the same date with the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Stating that the election
By Patrick Obia Cross River State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned in totality the “unwholesome act of bickering and infighting witnessed amongst some party faithfuls during the Ogoja/Yala by-election” primary. The PDP in a press statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Prince Mike Ojisi sympathised with victims of the “bizarre
By Jonathan Ugbal A former Chairman of the Yala Local Government Council, Mr. Mike Usibe on Thursday emerged as the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the February 26 legislative by-elections to fill in the vacancy for the Ogoja/Yala constituency seat in the House of Representatives. The by-election is necessitated by the swearing-in
By Patrick Obia and Maxwell Effiong The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have released schedules of activities leading up to the February 26, 2022 legislative by-elections into different constituencies in the country. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had last week, announced that it has slated February 26th to conduct
By Emmanuel Una Ogoja sons and daughters have endorsed Ambassador Emmanuel Asegem to represent Ogoja/Yala in the House of Representative. The endorsement took place when he stopped briefly on his way to Bekwarra to honor late Mike Ogar, 4th Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly, where he was cheered by the youths and friends on