By CrossRiverWatch Admin As the governorship polls draws near in Cross River State, a coalition made up of groups who were behind Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, have now declared their support for the governorship ambition of Senator Sandy Onor. Onor, who is the Senator representing the Central Senatorial District is flying
By Patrick Obia Controversy is currently trailing the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Cross River State chapter as the religious organization dabbles into politics to choose its preferred governorship candidate in the March 11th polls in the State. The Cross River chapter of PFN on Monday 6 March 2023 in a press statement signed by
By Our Reporters The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River won five out of eight House of Representatives seats in the State. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won two, while the Labour Party snatched one. See the light below: Calabar Municipal/Odukpani – Akiba (LP) Akamkpa/Biase – Emil Iyang (APC) Abi/Yakurr – Alex Egbona
By Our Reporters The Labour Party (LP) in Cross River State has clinched the 2023 presidential election in the State. LP pulled 179,917 votes to defeat the All Progressive Congress (APC) opposition party, earning 130,520. Also, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came third with 95,425 votes. The collation of the result held at Mike Igini Conference
By Our Reporters The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Peter Akpanke has been declared winner of the Saturday’s House of Representatives elections in the Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwara federal constituency. He was declared winner moments ago by the returning officer, Mr. Callistus Ubleble after polling 32,576 votes to beat his closest rival and two term
By Our Reporters The member who represented Calabar South, Bakassi, and Akpabuyo in the House of Representatives and seeking re-election under the PDP in the ongoing general election, Hon. Essien Ayi was arrested by the Police earlier today. The Cross River State Command Public Relations Officer, Irene Ugbo confirmed the arrest to our newsroom. She
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The immediate past governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke has pleaded for forgiveness from his party members (Peoples Democratic Party, PDP) for choosing Sen. Ben Ayade as his successor. Sen. Imoke during a recent town hall meeting said governor Ayade was a mistake. In the video, he said “You know
By Joseph Obung, Blueprint Newspaper The Chairman of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Barr Vena Ikem, has said his party is still paying rent for its former State secretariat, which was forcefully taken over by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) soon as Governor Ben Ayade defected to APC on May 20,