By Sylvia Etta The crisis rocking the Cross River State chapter of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP took a shoddier turn yesterday with the sealing of the state secretariat of the party along the Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar by stern looking armed security operatives from the Quick Intervention Squad, QIS. The sealing of
By Aplefe Ojong One of the gubernatorial aspirants under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Mr. Goddy Jedy Agba has expressed very strong displeasure over the sale of one of the pride of the state, the Cultural Centre by the Senator Liyel Imoke led administration. Jedy Agba who bared
By Laureta Akpan Fresh indications emerged on Thursday that pressure is being mounted on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) to cancel the results of ward congresses held in Cross River last week Saturday. Sources confirmed that the intensity of the crisis in Cross River apparently informed the pressure being mounted by
By Sylvia Etta The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leadership in Cross River State has suspended 11 of its members including a popular gubernatorial aspirant Mr. Goddy Jedy Agba for alleged manipulation of the last PDP ward congresses in the state. Those said to be suspended include, Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma Egba, Mr. Goddy Jedy Agba,
By Ungwugyan Ado in Abuja/Aplefe Ojong in Calabar Prince Goddy Jedy Agba, Cross River 2015 PDP governorship aspirant has informed CrossRiverWatch in an exclusive chat that he will finally be arriving Calabar on Thursday, November 6, 2014 after a protracted period of absence. The former NNPC boss, while speaking to CrossRiverWatch in his Abuja home
By Aplefe Ojong The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ad-hoc Ward Congresses to pick delegates that will vote at the party’s primaries that will elect the party’s flag bearers in all the elective positions from the state to the federal levels were carried out throughout the country last Saturday. In Cross River State, CrossRiverWatch discovered that
By Laureta Akpan Unless another aspirant takes advantage of the extension of time of purchase of nomination forms by the ruling PDP to November 7, 2014 to join the nine who have already purchased the substantive nomination forms to contest the 2015 governorship race in Cross River State, the ground can be said to be
By Archibong Jeremiah/Christiana Ukung Alawa/Elijah Ugani/John Ushie Late arrival of electoral materials across the state yesterday and pockets of violence marred the ward Congresses of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Cross River State. The ad-hoc delegate congresses were to vote delegates that would elect candidates of the party for the 2015 elections. Our