By Anietie Akpan, The Guardian Newspaper Listen To The Report Tension is mounting in the Cross River State All Progressives Congress (APC) over the party’s inability to choose aspirants for the 2023 governorship race. Also, its final caucus meeting scheduled for yesterday was canceled. Already, the Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN)-led seven-man committee assigned to prune the
By Vivian Chime, The Cable Listen To The Report Ben Ayade, Cross River Governor, says he will support the presidential ambition of Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation if he becomes the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 presidential election. Ayade spoke on Friday when Amaechi met with him and the APC
By Mary Bassey Listen To The Report Prof. Zana Akpagu, the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, has disassociated himself from the magnanimous act by some leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Northern Senatorial District of Cross River who purchased their party’s expression of interest and nomination forms
By Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report Leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State have bought expression of interest and nomination forms for Hon. Martins Orim, Chief of Staff to Governor Ben Ayade to represent them in the Senate. The forms were also purchased for
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has warned that political parties that fail to conduct their party primaries within the next one month risk not being on the ballot for next year’s election. The warning, contained in a letter by the Commission, signed by Mr. Festus Okoye, National
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report “When I looked all around, only for me to realize that when the governor gave us the mandate to come and choose who will be the candidate of the party, I said I want to be very transparent and fair; I said I would not want the party
By Mary Bassey Listen To The Report The Obudu chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, on Saturday failed to elect new executives over alleged interference by the Cross River State Government officials. Videos obtained by CrossRiverWatch show youths holding placards with inscriptions that elections must hold. In one of the videos, a
By Asare Asare, Daily Trust Listen To The Report The All Progressives Congress in Cross River has assured it will give serious attention to young people aspiring to govern the State. Chairman of the party in the State, Barrister Alphonsus Eba in an interview revealed that the party has slashed the cost of its nomination