By Aplefe Ojong The rescheduled elections in 32 units of Mkpani/Agoi Council Ward of Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State went on smoothly today. Our correspondent reports that accreditation of voters using the card reader commenced at 8.00am, while the actual voting began at 1.30pm. As at the time of filing in this
By CrossRiverWatch admin The South South Zonal chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC led by the National Vice Chairman for the zone, Prince Hilliard Eta has countered rising insinuations that the Cross River state chapter of the party was in shambles as an aftermath of the just concluded polls in the state. It also
By Sylvia Etta Following a directive from the national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress, APC to state chapters to send three names of ministerial nominees from each state, the APC in Cross River state on Monday sent three names to Abuja. In a meeting of the state excos and caucus which held at Mangel
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Cross River State governor elect, Senator Ben Ayade has said that his administration will set up key strategic companies that will help to unleash the potential resources of the state and create employment for the teeming youths. One of the companies the governor elect said he is ready to set up
By CrossRiverWatch admin There are indications that the next ministerial appointee from Cross River State will be human rights lawyer, Barrister Okoi Obono Obla CrossRiverWatch has learnt from highly placed sources in Abuja. Obla, a long time opposition politician and activist, is one of the most consistent rights campaigner from Cross River State, and has
By Our Correspondent Against the background of petition to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, by a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Obono Obla, against Governor Liyel Imoke, his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita has maintained that the governor has been prudent and transparent in the management of the resources
By CrossRiverWatch admin A former governor of Cross River State and one time presidential aspirant, Donald Duke, has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to re-strategize and form a strong opposition rather than fizzle out. In an exclusive interview on Channels Television’s ‘View From The Top’, Mr. Duke said that the PDP recorded many loses
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, April 25, for the conduct of the inconclusive House of Assembly election in Biase and Yakurr State Constituencies in Cross River. This was contained in a release signed by Dr Sylvester Okey-Ezeanyi, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), in Calabar on Friday. It stated that