…as Orok Duke replaces Asu Okang By Ene Asuquo Cross River State Governor, Bassey Edet Otu has commended President Bola Tinubu for his prompt action on the controversial nomination of a PDP stalwart, Mr Asu Okang as member representing Cross River State in the board of Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC). Otu gave the commendation...
…says he is not from oil producing area By Ene Asuquo There has been wide spread protest in calabar, Cross River State capital by joint action of APC support groups over the nomination of PDP member, Mr Asu Okang to represent the state as commissioner in the Board of Niger Delta Development Commission. The different...
By Ene Ene As the Cross River Northern senatorial election petition tribunal seating in Calabar gradually winds down, parties in the matter have adopted their final written addresses. In suit no.EPT/CR/SEN/02/2023 filled by All Progressives Congress (APC) and Sen Ben Ayade, who are the first and second petitioners respectively, in the matter while, the Independent...
By Ene Asuquo Cross River Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar has reserved judgment in the Petition filled by the candidate of People’s Democratic party (PDP) in the last election, Sen Sandy Onor seeking to nullify the election of Governor Bassey Otu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after the adoption of written addresses...
By Ene Asuquo The council for defendants Governor Bassey Otu and Hon. Peter Odey, being the second and third respondents respectively in the on going 2023 Governorship election petition tribunal sitting in calabar, Chief Mike Ozakhome SAN has said in his submission to the court that dual citizenship is not a disqualifying factor in an...
By Ene Asuquo The senator representing southern senatorial district of Cross River State at the National Assembly, Senator Gershom Bassey has said that his eight years stay at the hallow chambers is fruitful, with a total of 35 bills to his credit in his two term in office, between 2015 to 2023 The law maker...
By Ene Asuquo The Obong of Calabar, His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, has called on the Efiks to give support to the administration of Governor Bassey Otu so that he can deliver on his mandate as promised during his campaigns. The monarch made the call in his palace when some royal houses...
By Ene Asuquo As the battle for the Governor of Cross River State moves to the court after the Swearing – In of the Governor and the Deputy, the People’s Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress have agreed to present twenty witnesses to prove its case in the ongoing governorship elections petition tribunal in...
By Ene Asuquo The Cross River State chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC, Barr. Alphonsus Ogar Eba has said that the march 18 Governorship election results was a consensus reached by cross Riverians not to play politics of religion and ethnicity though some people tried to introduce ethnicity into our politics The party also...
By Ene Asuquo Senator victor Ndoma Egba, a ranking senator who rose to the position of Senate Leader in the seventh Assembly, in this interview with journalists, bares his mind on the just concluded general elections and some topical issues in the country; Excerpt What is your comment on the just concluded general elections in...
