My fellow Cross Riverians, I wish to start by expressing my gratitude to all of you who have travelled from far and near to grace this historic moment in the annals of our State. I feel so humbled and honored by your response to my invitation at a very short notice. This is quite exhilarating
By CrossRiverWatch Admin After going through a press release with the above mentioned title, personally signed by Senator John Owan Enoh, dated 1st September, 2018, I wish to react to certain intrinsic snares that I have noticed in the distinguished Senator’s notice and seek to express my worry accordingly. We have come a long way
By Archibong Jeremiah CrossRiverWatch can confirm that Mr. Jerome Egbe, Abi/Yakurr House of Representatives has been abducted at gunpoint few hours ago. Mrs. Prisca Jerome, wife of the aspirant just confirmed on phone to this reporter that “It is true my husband has been abducted, i have not heard from them to know if it
By Ushang Ewa The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Adams Oshiomole on Tuesday in Abuja, swore in the winner of the last state congress of the party in Cross River, Mr. Matthew Achigbe despite complains by a faction that the act was against a court order. Mr. Achigbe emerged winner of
Cross River State like every other state in Nigeria is divided into three senatorial districts namely, the Southern, Central and Northern senatorial districts. In APC, party positions have always been shared among the three senatorial districts. The current zoning structure of the party in the state favors the central to produce the state chairman, while
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has debunked claims he directed his aides to compile a list of people to be used as delegates for the forthcoming primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A statement signed by his spokesman, Mr. Christian Ita and issued on Friday said
Since 1999, in every state there is this group of persons called the political class, they run the state, share state budget and contracts among themselves, rotate political offices and appointments among themselves, to an extent their children marry one another. Power usually rotates within that group, from fathers to sons and daughters. When they
By Obeten Godfrey A gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Mr. John Upan Odey has said that when elected as governor, he will create an enabling environment for thousands of entrepreneurs to emerge rather than have thousands of appointees. Mr. Odey made the assertion on Tuesday in Calabar while