By Efa Sunday The former chief of staff to Governor Liyel Imoke and House of Representatives candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Alex Egbonna has been declared winner for the Abi/Yakurr federal constituency. Egbonna polled 29,432 votes to beat his closest rival Mr. John Gaul Lebo of the People’s Democratic Party who garnered 26,971
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Report reaching our situation room has it that some agents of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have been spotted at Ward 2 polling unit, Ikot Effiong Otop, St. Matthew Secondary School, Okoyong Odukpani L.G.A of Cross River State with the sum of N150, 000 to give out to as many people that
By Jonathan Ugbal The Gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Cross River State, Mr. Eyo Ekpo has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are spending huge sums in a bid to win the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections at all cost. Ekpo took to Twitter on
By Jonathan Ugbal and Patricia Illam Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that at least three trucks of soldiers has been deployed to the Ikom metropolis to compliment the efforts of the police to forestall a breakdown of law and order due to renewed hostilities between supporters of the two leading political parties, the All Progressives Congress
By Patrick Obia Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Cross River State, Bassey Ita, has opined that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC wants to get it right this time following the recent postponement of the 2019 general elections. He made the statement while speaking on ‘The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo’ on Hit
By Jonathan Ugbal, Inyali Peter and Odey Ojeka As the campaigns for the Presidential and National Assembly polls slated for February 16, 2019 winds down, more cash donations and violence had continued to trail the campaigns in Cross River. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the Senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Cross River South,
By Jonathan Ugbal and Efa Sunday; Government House Correspondents The gubernatorial campaign of Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade ended Tuesday with moves to reconcile the differences between State lawmaker, Mr. Matthew Olory and federal lawmaker, Mr. Daniel Asuquo. CrossRiverWatch gathered that there was no love lost between the duo who served at different times
By Efa Sunday; Government House Correspondent The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to conduct a free and fair election, warning them to desist from rigging the election. The campaign train was welcomed by the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade and other