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 Two youth groups have announced that they purchased the nomination form for Joel Henshaw, an aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the February 26, 2022 legislative by-elections. The Cross River Youth Force (CRYF) and the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), took to Facebook to announce the action. “YouthO’Clock is
By Jonathan Ugbal Ahead of the February 26, 2022 legislative by-elections, all is set for the screening of no fewer than a dozen aspirants for two legislative seats in Cross River by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Two seats; Ogoja/Yala federal constituency for the House of Representatives and Akpabuyo for
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 CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chancellor of Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong has called for the strengthening of the traditional institution in Cross River State. Sir Arthur made the call while fielding questions on ‘One On One’ with Citizen Agba Jalingo which was live on Facebook. He went on to state that the
By Asare Asare, Daily Post Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Mr. Venatius Ikem has flayed Governor Benedict Ayade over his pronouncement that he has zoned governorship to the southern senatorial district of the state. In an exclusive chat, Ikem said Ayade is not realistic with his pronouncement. “I don’t
By Nsa Gill, The Nation Newspaper Discussions at a closed-door meeting in Abuja, of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike with stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State have been leaked, thereby generating conflicts among political interest groups in the party. The meeting, held last weekend in the home of the former
By Richard Ndoma, Leadership Newspaper Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has dispelled speculations in certain quarters that he has reneged on the agreement which he had with some political stakeholders from the south that power would rotate to the zone after his tenure. Ayade, who spoke at the Governor’s Lodge, Calabar at the weekend,