By Anietie Akpan, Guardian Newspaper Former Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, Okoi Obono-Obla, has called on Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to stay clear of Cross River State’s politics. Recall that Wike, on Wednesday night, hosted Cross River State Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidates for State and National Assembly elections and donated 25
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report A defeated Central Senatorial District aspirant under the All Progressive Congress, APC, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla says the party in Cross River State is beyond repair. Obono-Obla made the assertion on his official social media handle where he described the just concluded primary that was held at Ikom Local
Out of concern for the not too encouraging current state of our dear party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, I will be sharing my personal experience in the proper management of a political party and will also attempt to proffer some workable solutions to these issues bedeviling the Party. I gathered this experience as a
By Archibong Jeremiah Chief Okoi Obono-Obla has been released on bail. The news of his release was disclosed yesterday by his lawyer, Barrister First Baba Isa. He said, “We thank everyone who constantly stood on the side of the rule law; consistently calling for his release.” Five months after he was declared wanted by the
As far as I’m concerned, Barrister Okoi Obono-Obla’s ordeal has more to to with persecution by vindictive powerful forces than anything else. What he is going through has little to do with corruption and more to do with vendetta. He has been detained for several weeks without trial and this is subsequent to being given
By Ushang Ewa The legal counsel to Okoi Obono-Obla, the former Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on prosecution, First Baba Isa has raised an alarm over the play of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) which he said is harmful to Mr. Obono-Obla. Isa, in a statement issued on Friday
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Okoi Obono-Obla, former chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), has been accused of carrying out illegal investigations while he held the office. This accusation was made in a report by Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation (AGF), submitted to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. Upon his
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Okoi Obono-Obla, former chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), has alleged that some unnamed people are after him. In a post on his Facebook page expressing his feelings, Obono-Obla said those who stole billions and contributed to wrecking the economy did not receive such treatment.