By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent A political support group in Cross River, Team Ayade has unveiled and endorse on the Peoples Democratic Party gubernatorial form it purchase for the state’s governor, Senator Ben Ayade. Unveiling the form, the Chief of Staff to Governor Ayade, Mr. Martin Orim said the group had threatened legal action
Cross River State like every other state in Nigeria is divided into three senatorial districts namely, the Southern, Central and Northern senatorial districts. In APC, party positions have always been shared among the three senatorial districts. The current zoning structure of the party in the state favors the central to produce the state chairman, while
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has debunked claims he directed his aides to compile a list of people to be used as delegates for the forthcoming primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A statement signed by his spokesman, Mr. Christian Ita and issued on Friday said
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent, Ushang Ewa and Itiunbe Atunka The Cross River State Government on Thursday accused two gubernatorial aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Messrs Venatius Ikem and Paul Adah of sponsoring the thugs that were arrested a few days to the House of Assembly bye-election in Obudu. The Attorney General
The good people of Obudu lost the member representing the Obudu State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Stephen Ukpukpen, to the cold hands of death in the second quarter of 2018. Stephen Ukpukpen was laid to rest on Saturday, July 28th 2017 in his village, Bedia in Obudu Local
By Jonathan Ugbal Prince Jedy Agba, a guber aspirant in the 2015 general elections has denied claims that he is contesting the 2019 gubernatorial elections. Mr. Agba, a former Group General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC, disclosed this in a telephone interview with CrossRiverWatch on Friday evening. “I am contesting elections and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Security Adviser, Mr. Jude Ngaji has denied reports that he has resigned his appointment to contest for the position of the Senator representing the Cross River northern senatorial district. Mr. Ngaji disclosed this in message to CrossRiverWatch on Thursday afternoon. Following media reports that he had resigned, this
By Jonathan Ugbal and Ushang Ewa The candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the August 11, 2018 house of assembly bye-election in Obudu, Mr. Bendebel Ishamali has rejected the results as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mr. Ishamali stated this in a statement signed by him and issued in Obudu