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
By Jonathan Ugbal Former Governors Clement Ebri, Donald Duke and Liyel Imoke have remained tight lipped despite mounting calls on incumbent, Ben Ayade to conduct local government elections in Cross River State. The tenures of the elected officials in the third tier of government elapsed in December 2016 excluding that of Bakassi which stayed till
By Ushang Ewa Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has begun the retrieval of official vehicles in the custody of former aides. The aides have three days and six hours to do so according to a statement issued on Monday by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Martin Orim. Orim is the only appointee so
Hon. Victor Abang, popularly known as Mature, ran for the Boki/Ikom Federal Constituency seat in the recent general elections and lost to his opponent in PDP. He spoke to CrossRiverWatch recently on why he lost and what he has been doing outside politics. Excerpts: CRW: Your party, the APC lost everything in Cross River state
In the four years of the mandate given to Benedict Bengioushuye Ayade as Governor of Cross River State, the word ‘industrialization’ was perhaps the most used by Mr. Ayade, his over 6, 000 aides and official correspondence from the Peregrino House. In his first communication with Cross Riverians as Governor which was his acceptance speech
By Jonathan Ugbal In a bid to consolidate their spaces in the Cross River political terrain, some Cross Riverians have intensified lobbying efforts to be appointed by Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade as he begins his second term in office in less than 24 hours. This is despite Mr. Ayade’s stance to cut down