By Jonathan Ugbal The Chairman-elect of the Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, Alphonsus Eba has said that Governor Ben Ayade will determine his successor. Mr. Eba stated this Wednesday in Ijibor, Bekwarra while addressing supporters of two-term federal lawmaker, Legor Idagbo who gathered constituents for an empowerment program. Eba who said
By Government House Press The ranks of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River swelled Thursday as prominent chieftains of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the Southern Senatorial district of the State and their supporters joined it’s rank. At the rally in Calabar to welcome the defectors, the State Governor, Sen. Ben
One of the latest entrants in the political lingo of Cross River State is “capacity”. It came not too far after “digital,” and has been more or less running concurrently with it. I don’t know their etymology, but I know their history is intrinsically linked with the joke that governance in Cross River State has
By Jonathan Ugbal Ahead of the 2023 general elections and the 2022 House of Representatives by-elections in the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rolled out 20 motorcycles to support its “aggressive evangelism,” says State lawmaker, Peter Odey (APC, Ogoja). Mr. Odey is the leader of the ninth Assembly of Cross River
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State has condemned the position of the Governor, Benedict Ayade on the raging open grazing debate in the country. Mr. Ayade had last week, in a presser, said that he was against the anti-open grazing law proposed by the State’s House of Assembly in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ntufam Ekpo Okon has returned to his former political party, People’s Democratic Party, PDP. Ntufam Ekpo decamped from the ruling All Progressive Party, APC, 6 days ago in a letter to his Ward Chairman. See letter below:
By Asare Asare, Daily Post Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State, Mr. Venatius Ikem, has said that stakeholders are those to decide which of the three senatorial districts in the State shall produce the governor in 2023. In the last few days, there have been feverish debates by key
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Venatius Ikem Esq. has taken jibe at the immediate past Chairman, Inok Edim by rejecting the nickname “capacity Chairman.” Ikem took to Facebook on Monday to inform his supporters and the public that he is rejecting the “capacity chairman” sobriquet.