By Our Correspondent The Cross River State Election Petition Tribunal yesterday also affirmed the election of the Member representing Obudu/Obanlikwu/Bekwara Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon.Legor Idagbo. In the judgement delivered by its Chairman, Justice I.W. Jawuro, the Tribunal ruled that the Labor party candidate, Dr. Godwin Amanke had failed to discharge the
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Cross River State Election Petition Tribunal yesterday dismissed all the cases it had at its disposal calling them “mere academic exercise” giving victory to all the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in the tribunal. The cases were between Dr Alex Egobona of Labor Party (LP) and Mr. Bassey Ewa of PDP,
By Archibong Jeremiah The State Coordinator of the All Progressive Congress, APC Youth League, Mr. Williams Asuquo on Tuesday inaugurated the Calabar South political ward 5 chapter executives of the League as part of his tour round the State. While speaking during the inauguration ceremony which held at the secretariat of the ward 5 APC
By CrossRiverWatch admin CrossRiverWatch has been reliably informed by sources in Peregrino House that the list of Governor Ayade’s Commissioners and some Special Advisers is ready and will be transmitted to the State House of Assembly for screening this week. CrossRiverWatch had reported last week that the governor set up a selection committee headed by
By CrossRiverWatch admin The University of Calabar, has finally written to solicitors for Hon. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, the Member representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives accepting that it was an error on the part of the institution that led to the wrong information that the lawmaker’s certificate was not genuine. Dust had
By Our Correspondent There are indications that the list of Commissioners and other members that will constitute the new Cross River State Executive Council, may be out later in the week or early next week. This is because the State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has set up a committee to oversee the selection process. A
By CrossRiverWatch admin The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC has risen in stout defence of an earlier rejection to join the unity government proposed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP government of Senator Ben Ayade in Cross River state. The party said the ruling PDP government was deficient in so many ways
By Aplefe Ojong The decision of the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade to allocate 30 appointments to members of the opposition parties in the state has attracted mixed reactions from a cross section of the indigenes of the state and other political parties. While the major opposition party, the All Progressives Congress,