By Kelvin Ololo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) crisis in Cross River State has deepened as former senator who represented Cross River South in the National Assembly, Senator Gershom Bassey, has resigned his party membership. The resignation signaling deepening cracks within the party’s structure in the state is coming a few hours after former governor
By Sylvia Akpan The former Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke has resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), after 28 years of political association. In a resignation letter dated March 2, 2026, and addressed to the Ward Chairman of the PDP in Itigidi Council Ward, Abi Local Government Area of Cross River
By Jonathan Ugbal The Chapter Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Obudu, Mr. Frank Atsua on Monday, led members of his working committee and several dozens of others to defect to the All Progressives Congress, APC with the message that the party is dead in the council area. “I was the last man
By Kelvin Ololo In a major political shift, the Senator representing Cross River Northern Senatorial District, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the defection was formalized during a closed-door meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has moved to tackle in-house factions, differences and address position zoning issues ahead of the State Congress in September 2025. The resolutions were reached unanimously by critical stakeholders including state and national executives of the opposition party in a consultative meeting
By Patrick Obia The Member representing Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku Federal Constituency in the Nigerian House of Representatives, Honorable Peter Akpanke has resigned from his party – the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP. He made his resignation known in a letter he signed and addressed to the Chairman of Bendi Ward 1, in Obanliku LGA, stating he has thrown
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