By Archibong Jeremiah The factional crisis rocking the Cross River State charter of APC may have come to an end. The State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade facilitated the sheathing of swords by the warlords fighting for control of the party in an integration dinner held Sunday at Dorschester hall, Spar Mall, Calabar. The Governor whose
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade has recalled his aide on aviation, Agbiji Mbeh Agbiji hours after he was sacked. This is contained in a statement signed by his spokesman, Mr. Christian Ita and issued on Monday afternoon, hours after a different statement said he, alongside 8 other had been “relieved” of their appointments. “Hon.
By Archibong Jeremiah Statement Issued At The World Press Conference Held By The PDP Caretaker Committee, Cross River State, In Reaction To Events Following The Defection Of Governor Ben Ayade To The APC. 1. On Thursday, the 20th of May, 2021, Senator Ben Ayade, Governor of Cross River State elected on the platform of our
By Jonathan Ugbal Former Cross River Governor, Liyel Imoke and other bigwigs of the People’s Democratic Party have arrived Calabar, the State capital for the stakeholders meeting of the party which is currently underway at the Transcorp Metropolitan Hotel. Those present at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport say a large crowd gathered to welcome Mr.
‘‘We need leaders of inspired idealism, leaders to who are granted great visions, who dream greatly and strive to make their dreams come true; who can kindle the people with the fire from their burning souls’’ – Theodore Roosevelt The practice of liberal and constitutional democracy in Nigeria is getting increasingly fraught with the clamor
By Archibong Jeremiah Stakeholders from Cross River People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has said the decamping of the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade to the All Progressives Congress, APC, was expected. This was disclosed in a press briefing led by Sen. Liyel Imoke, which had members of the National Assembly and other key players in the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State secretariat of the People’s Democratic Party in Calabar is currently being stripped of its flags while armed policemen are overseeing the action. This comes barely 48 hours after Governor Ben Ayade defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress. Th exercise began very early on Saturday morning.
As politicians in Cross River State begin to jostle against 2023, it is important for everyone to be reminded of what is one of the State’s biggest challenges – It’s debt burden. Going by 2019 records, Cross River State owes more than N230 billion. This debt is divided into external debt of $209million and domestic