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
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The candidate of PDP in the Central Senatorial District, Cross River State, Dr. Sandy Onoh has emerged winner of the election. Sandy defeated APC and other parties in the race. Below is the result per LGA’s; ABI APC: 12, 050 PDP: 11, 959 OBUBRA APC: 5, 989 PDP: 7, 255 BOKI APC:
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Results coming from the field by our correspondents shows that for Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku Constituency Hon. Legor Idagbo has been returned back to the House of Representatives (PDP) has he defeated Koko Dan of the APC. The result; APC had 5, 414 while PDP 27, 547 votes.
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