By Ogar Monday The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja and chaired by Justice Inyang Okoro has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to delineate Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State and start preparation for their participation in the next elections. The court gave the order, today Friday while delivering a judgment on
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan Thousands of Cross Riverians in the central senatorial district on Friday rallied behind Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade and donated the sum of NGN20 million for the purchase of his nomination form. Mr. Ayade enjoyed a gale of endorsements in the southern senatorial district in January
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Follow @crossriverwatch The Chief of Staff to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Mr. Martins Orim has filed a suit against a gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Venatius Ikem. Ikem took to Facebook to disclose this Wednesday afternoon when he wrote that: “A harvest of writs against
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on job placement, Mr. Jesse Esu on Saturday decamped to the All Progressives Congress in his native Agwagune/Okurike ward of Biase local government area. Agwagune is the political ward of Mr. Ayade’s deputy, Professor Ivara Esu who is also Mr. Jesse’s uncle.
By Frank Edima Follow @FFrankedima and Ogar Monday Follow @ogar_monday The Cross River chapter of the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ campaign has advised the political class in the state, especially the State House of Assembly to speedily assent to the bill seeking to reduce the age to contest for electoral offices or risk being
By Ushang Ewa Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Usani Usani met with some stalwarts of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja yesterday to plan the recognition of his favorite successor, Etim John, yesterday at Abuja. CrossRiverWatch had reported that massive defection looms in the Cross River State chapter of the party following Mr. Usani’s plan
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A group, Team Ayade, has threatened Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade with a lawsuit if he fails to seek a second term in office. Addressing throngs of supporters, associations, women and youth groups bearing banners with different inscriptions at 137 Ndidem Usang Iso road, Calabar, venue for the unveiling of
CROSS RIVER STATE LEADERSHIFT 2019: BEING THE FULL TEXT OF THE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY JOHN UPAN ODEY IN HIS DECLARATION FOR GOVERNORSHIP IN OBUDU YESTERDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2018. Ladies and Gentleman, Fellow Progressives, My father Ukandi John Upan Odey described himself as a child of providence. I consider myself the grandchild; My father was left