Official results just announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Calabar, Cross River State, show state governor, Ben Ayade is leading in five local government areas; Akpabuyo, Ogoja, Calabar Municipality, Etung and Ikom. A further breakdown put the votes at PDP, 80,080 votes. John Owan Enoh of the APC trails with 33,634 and…
By Nakanda Inyadim Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, Saturday, at his Kakum, Obudu Local Government Area country home, said he was confident of victory in the March 9, governorship and House of Assembly elections. Ayade who arrived the Kakum Town hall polling unit 004 with his wife, Lynda, at exactly 10:55am went through the…
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We have reliably gathered that over night, unidentified persons weilding offensive weapon, attacked George Abang Ekpungu, former New Cities Development Commissioner to CRS governor, Ben Ayade, in his country home in Kakwagom, Boki LGA, CR Central, destroying his house and car, in an attempt to assassinate him. Journalist and News Agency of Nigeria correspondent, George…
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By Nakanda Iyadim The Etung people yesterday reaffirmed their support towards the re-election bid of the state governor Ben Ayade, as his governorship campaign train reached the Local Government Area. This comes as the Paramount Ruler of Etung, Ntui-Atue Dr Emmanuel Oru Ojong, took a step further by conferring on the governor the chieftaincy title…
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While the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State has been highly commended by political watchers for putting together a hugely successful presidential really in Calabar for the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, the distribution of funds for the rally, appear to be pitching party members against each other, www.calitown.com investigations can reveal. Shortly…
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First published in April 2016 on www.calitown.com, this article written by IWARA IWARA, x-rayed the Ben Ayade vs. Vena Ikem political feud, bringing to light painful truths in an unbiased essay. There often will be very little innocence in the fistful desire of two fighting brothers; one strong, the other stronger. Amazingly, the strength they…
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