By Archibong Jeremiah They need to be arraigned. The Commissioner for Health in Cross River and Kogi States (Dr. Betta Edu and Dr. Saka Haruna) are to be arraigned before the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). The arraignment is sequel to their allegedly politicising the COVID-19 status of their States. Disclosing the position
By Inyali Peter Thousands of members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) last weekend defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Obudu local government area as the race to the Senatorial bye-election to replace the late Senator Rose Oko who was representing Cross River North district gets more intriguing. Governor Ben Ayade of Cross
By Patrick Obia Former All Progressive Congress gubernatorial candidate in the 2019 general election in Cross River State, Sen. John Owan Enoh has described the just concluded Local Government election in the State as a “charade and an abuse of Democratic process”, saying APC will overcome the present challenges rocking the party and take over
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission has declared the results for the remaining eight local government areas in the just concluded local council elections. Governor Ben Ayade whose party, the People’s Democratic Party won the polls held amidst the COVID-19 scare, did not vote on Saturday. CrossRiverWatch had reported that the
John Alechenu of Punch Newspaper examines the recent Peoples Democratic Party ward and Local Government congresses held nationwide and posits that a lot of work is still required to return the party to winning ways. Since its defeat at the presidential election in 2015, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party has struggled to find its feet
On Wednesday, First of January, 2020 the crème de la crème in the political chess board of Cross River State, led by His Excellency, Sir (Prof.) Benedict Ayade, converged on the palatial hillside residence of the immediate past Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, CON, to pay him the annual traditional homage to
By Ushang Ewa The Independent National Electoral Commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in Cross River State, Dr. Frankland Briyai has resigned. Briyai who took over from Mike Igini in 2017, announced his resignation on Thursday following weeks of speculations. He has joined the gubernatorial race in his native Bayelsa state and hopes to shake off heavyweights
By Odey Ojeka Hon.Chief Ubi Itam Ettah,a two time local government chairman of Yakurr has disclosed that he would dump PDP for APC to work with his brother Barrister Okoi Obono Obla. He made this declaration on Sunday 4th of August,2019 when Barr Okoi Okoi Obono paid him a surprise visit with his supporters. “Because