By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has returned to Calabar after a three-week annual leave, declaring that he is back with “renewed vigor and a double dose of energy” to accelerate the transformation of the state. Addressing a jubilant crowd of supporters and government officials who thronged the Margaret Ekpo International
By Patrick Obia The 2023 general election deputy governorship candidate in Cross River State, under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Emana Duke Ambrose-Amawhe has resigned from the party. She renounced her membership in a letter of resignation she signed and addressed to the chapter chairman of the party in Edem Odo, Akpabuyo
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared the Cross River State, State Chairman – Barrister Venatus Ikem’s suspension as null and void. It can be noted that the PDP in Cross River State, has been engulfed with internal crisis that led to the suspension of the
Some of us have maintained stoic dignified silence in the affairs of our dear political party (PDP) in Cross River State over a period of time now. Many issues have crept up within the party at the state and national levels that demanded sane advice indicating leadership and direction but there has been a long
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Elvert Ayambem, has welcomed two lawmakers, Hon. Martins Achadu and Hon. Brian Odey, who decamped from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Hon. Martins Achadu, who represents Yala 2 State Constituency, defected to
By Fortune Erim The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State has expressed concerns over the upcoming local government elections, raising issues about the fairness of the process. In a press release signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Mike Ojisi, the PDP announced its decision to participate in the elections while voicing apprehensions about
By Godwin Ajom A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Francis Effiom, alongside his supporters at Ward 8, Calabar Municipal Local Government Area, have decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). CrossRiverWatch observed that among those who defected with the PDP chieftain, is the Ward 8 Chairman, Mr. Bernard Iso, who posited
By Beatrice Ori Amid the current crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, a Chieftain of the party, Senator Sandy Onor has sued for peace. CrossRiverWatch learned that some aggrieved members have sought the removal of the State Chairman, Venatius Ikem Esq. Senator Sandy, in a letter of appeal to party