By Judex Okoro, The Sun Newspaper Listen To The Report The incumbent members representing Akpabuyo/Bakassi/ Calabar South, and Calabar Municipal/Odukpani federal constituencies, Honorables Essien Ekpeyong Ayi and Eta Mbota respectively have won the PDP reps primaries. While Ayi, a fourth-term member of the House of Representatives polled 57 votes to defeat the other three aspirants,
By Patrick Obia and Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report Gubernatorial aspirants in the All Progressives Congress, APC and the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Cross River State have reacted differently to the meetings that reportedly produced a consensus candidate and aspirant respectively. Former lawmaker, Senator Bassey Otu emerged as APC consensus candidate in a
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The former Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State will challenge the recent judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja at the supreme court. The Federal High Court in Abuja had on Thursday, April 7th, 2022
By Channels Television Listen To The Report The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a suit seeking to declare vacant the seat of Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade. Justice Taiwo Taiwo cited the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Enugu that defection is not a ground for removal from office. The
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Reporting Justice Taiwo Oladipupo of an Abuja High Court has again moved the delivery of judgment in the case between the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State. The Judge who had earlier fixed Friday, March, 25th 2022 to deliver judgment on the matter
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Mr. Eyo Okpo-Ene has joined the race for the office of Governor in Cross River State come 2023. His decision was made known in a statement after picking the PDP nomination and expression of interest form. The former Special Adviser to Governor Liyel Imoke on Religious Affairs and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report A one-time Governor of Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke has asked former Nigeria’s Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to abandon his presidential ambition. Mr. Abubakar who was the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections had declared his intention to contest again
By Monday Ogar Listen To The Report The People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) has asked the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Baba to investigate and sanction CSP Mark Anyogo, who is the Chief Security Officer to Governor Ben Ayade, over his alleged role in the violence that occurred during the February 26th 2022, legislative by-elections