Skip to content
Calitown

Calitown

News, Here, Everytime!

  • Home
  • News
    • Cross River News
  • Features
  • Community
  • Inspirational
  • Toggle search form
  • The Vanishing Representative: How Constituency Neglect & Sycophancy Became A Political Culture In Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency News
  • C’River: Two Beheaded In Renewed Ochon–Ofutop Communal Clash News
  • CRSG Shuts Down 36 Illegal Schools, More Schools May Follow! News
  • “God Will Give Gov. Otu Good Health, Long Life” – Osogi News
  • CRSG Splash N50 Million, Plot Of Land On Victorious National Female Footballer Miracle Usani News
  • Cross River PDP Faction Says Wike No Longer Party Member News
  • The taskforce, during inauguration.
    CRS Inaugurates Taskforce To Monitor & Shut Down Illegal Schools  News
  • CR Police Foil Suspects Attempt To Sneak Snatched Vehicle Out Of Calabar  News

STUNNING: PDP Gives Automatic Tickets To NASS Members

Posted on September 8, 2018 By Admin No Comments on STUNNING: PDP Gives Automatic Tickets To NASS Members

We have reliably gathered from sources inside the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, headquarters in Abuja, that the party will go ahead with an internal arrangement to hand serving National Assembly members on the party’s platform, party nominations, across the country, for next year’s general elections.

This decision it appears will thrust the party into another round of confusion, ahead of next year’s elections, after it sold forms to several aspirants and made them incur attendant costs, before reaching the decision to jettison the political ambitions of many, for a few.

For Cross River State, this decision means that only in the Central Senatorial District will the PDP be lining up a fresh candidate after John Owan Enoh, who presently occupies the position, defected to the APC and has further gone on to formally declare his interest to run for governor of Cross River State. Senators Gershom Bassey and Rose Oko, representing CR Southern and Northern Senatorial Districts, respectively, appear by this arrangement to have secured free passage to next year’s contest.

In the Central Senatorial District of the state, the party appears to have sold her senatorial slot to the highest bidder. Talk abound that a former governor of the state, may have superintended over a behind-the-scene process that firmly shut the door on the agitation that Old Obubra, comprising Obubra, Yakurr and Abi local government areas, will have a go at the red chamber. “We suspect money, I mean real money, has exchanged hands and Old Obubra will have to wait for another eight years; it is the price to have to pay for having him as their son”, we were tipped. We are yet to ascertain this submission, even though our source maintains it is the truth. This arrangement also does not work in favour of Boki Local Government Area, regarding the Boki/Ikom Federal Constituency. Several of CRS governor, Ben Ayade’s appointees from the area who resigned their appointments to contest for this position, may have bitten dust. Chris Agibe, who presently occupies the seat, will by this new development return to Abuja while his contenders to the position, rue their miss.

It however opens up a political window of opportunity that the All Progressives Congress, APC, can exploit, if her senatorial candidate comes from old Obubra.

Eta Mbora, Essien Ayi, Daniel Asuquo, House of Reps incumbents in Southern CR, Jarigbe Agom and Legor Idagbo, in the North of CR, may not need to look over their shoulders again, if this decision is forced down the throat of every body. Late into Friday night and early this morning, where the PDP in the state gathered at the Transcorp Hotel, Calabar, to screen State House of Assembly aspirants, party officials were not disposed to talking to www.calitown.com

…more details in the updates to follow!

Share this post:

Share on X (Twitter) Share on Facebook Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Share on Email Share on WhatsApp Share on Telegram
Cross River News, News Tags:Automatic tickets, PDP

Post navigation

Previous Post: John Upan Odey Picks APC Gubernatorial Form, Addresses The Press
Next Post: Donald Duke Speaks: “My Erstwhile Party, The PDP Has Unconstitutionally Zoned Political Offices”

Related Posts

  • C’River Female Senator Dies In London! Breaking News
  • Enter ‘Scoto’, The Man Who May Be Yahe’s Next Councillor News
  • Picture Of The Day! Cross River News
  • Obono-Obla Stirs Nest, Says Ayade’s Commissioner Tried To Bribe Him! Cross River News
  • CR Political Appointees Lose Salaries In SSG Vs. Comm Of Works Feud Cross River News
  • CRSG Appoints Chairman & Members To CROSIEC Cross River News

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Recent Comments

  • Ben John on Ikom/Calabar Highway: Hellish Times Continue
  • Jane Luka Lamba on Edgerley, My Edgerley: With Nostalgia I Remember Edgerley!
  • CHATS on Politicians, Supporters Besiege PDP Office, Ndoma-Egba Backs Out Of Ward Congress
  • Michael on See Full List Of 24 Academic Staff In Unical Promoted To Professorial Cadre

ADVERT: Click to Watch!

https://calitown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/VID-20170928-WA0003.mp4
  • Ndoma-Egba Announces One Year Memorial Activities For Late Wife, Amaka News
  • NMA Resumes Work News
  • “Duke’s Victory Is A Testament To The Work He Did In CRS” – Eyo Ekpo Cross River News
  • “No Automatic Tickets For National Assembly Members” – Tukur News
  • “I Am Fully Involved, I Have Endorsed The Idea Of Ogoja State” – Jarigbe Cross River News
  • CR Labour Party Chairman Carpets Defectors To The APC Cross River News
  • CR Senator Calls for Diplomatic Action Against Cameroon’s Illegal Annexation of Nigerian Mangrove Islands Cross River News
  • HORROR: Suspected Robbers Blow Open Victim’s Eye, Killing Him On The Spot News

CALITOWN
...News, Here, Everytime

Quick Menu

  • Home
  • News
    • Cross River News
  • Features
  • Community
  • Inspirational

Copyright © 2021 calitown
172 Greenwood Avenue , Hull. East Yorkshire. HU6 9NY

Powered by PressBook News WordPress theme