By Judex Okoro, The Sun Newspaper Barely a month ahead of the 2023 polls, a Cross River All Progressives Congress (APC) central senatorial district aspirant, Mary Ekpere, has headed for court again challenging the candidacy of Hon. William Eteng even as the party’s presidential candidate, Alh. Bola Tinubu has called on all parties to drop
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Social Democratic Party (SDP) Deputy Governorship candidate in Cross River State, Mr. Daniel Obo has officially defected to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). The defection took place in his Obubra Urban Ward in Obubra LGA, Central Senatorial District of the State. He defected with some SDP ward Chairmen. He was received
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The immediate past governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke has pleaded for forgiveness from his party members (Peoples Democratic Party, PDP) for choosing Sen. Ben Ayade as his successor. Sen. Imoke during a recent town hall meeting said governor Ayade was a mistake. In the video, he said “You know
By Joseph Obung, Blueprint Newspaper The Chairman of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Barr Vena Ikem, has said his party is still paying rent for its former State secretariat, which was forcefully taken over by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) soon as Governor Ben Ayade defected to APC on May 20,
By Archibong Jeremiah The Young Progressive Party (YPP) guber candidate in Cross River State, Mr. Joseph Coco-Bassey has committed to the Governance Agenda for an Inclusive Nigeria (GAIN) if elected. GAIN envisages a progressive nation where the rights and freedom of youths, women, and Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), are fully realized. Before signing the document,
By Asare Asare, Daily Post The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State, Venatius Ikem, has said the ongoing destruction of their billboards would precipitate actual violence in the state if not addressed. Ikem bared his mind in a Tuesday interview with Daily Post in Calabar, the state capital. But the
By Ben Aro, The Whistler Some politicians attempt to influence voting ahead of the 2023 general elections in many ways. They include asking voters to submit their Permanent Voters’ Cards, bank accounts, bank verification numbers, and even photographs. Against this background, the Catholic Diocese of Nsukka, under its Justice, Development and Peace Commission, recently kick-started
By Jonathan Ugbal The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the 2023 general elections, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday sought a ceasefire from warring stalwarts of the party in Cross River State due to the fallout from the primaries. Mr. Tinubu who was in Calabar as part of town hall meetings by