By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke has casted his vote in his hometown at Ward 1, Unit 09, Government Primary School, Eminebom, Abi Local Government Area. Senator Imoke arrived at exactly 12:12pm without his wife, Mrs. Obioma Imoke and voted at exactly 12:18pm. There were slight hitches during his
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The CrossRiverWatch correspondent in Abi reports that INEC staff were attacked and sensitive materials meant for election in Afafanyi/Igoni Igoni area of Abi Local Government have been submerged in the River. The Independent National Electoral Commission which is electoral umpire is yet to issue a statement on this but a member of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the Saturday’s Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections, describing the exercise and turnout as both peaceful and massive respectively. Ayade accompanied by his wife, Linda, arrived Kakum Town Hall, Ipong polling unit, Obudu with registration area code CR/09 at
By Efa Sunday: Government House Correspondent Ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election, Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade’s support base received a boost with his endorsement on Tuesday by the leaderships of Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Labour Party (LP) in the State. The two parties said their adoption of the Governor is predicated on
By David Nsa The Special Assistant to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State on Construction, Mr. Maxwell Etta has escaped what seemed to be an assassination attempt on his life at his home town, Obubra Bansan in Boki L.G.A in Cross River State. According to him the incident which occurred on Sunday 3rd March,
By Margaret John Mr. Venatius Ikem, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party has said that the rescheduled gubernatorial elections in Cross River State will be a walkover for the candidate of the PDP and incumbent, Governor Ben Ayade. Ikem, a former guber aspirant of the APC stated this on Sunday in Calabar while fielding
By Patrick Obia A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Venatius Ikem has thrown jibes at the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, describing it as a party without leadership. The former APC guber aspirant, Ikem who said the APC’s internal problems and wrangling caused its poor outing at the February
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly election across the country, in Cross River State the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has clinched the highest vote. According to the result confirmed at the State Collation Center for the Presidential by the Returning Officer, Prof. Ibhadode Akii (VC FUPRE) PDP got 295, 737