Cross River gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prince Bassey Otu, has crossed a significant hurdle in his quest to become governor of the state, after successfully winning over fellow contestant, Chris Agara, with the latter congratulating Otu over his victory at the gubernatorial primary of the party and throwing support behind his…
As political events in Cross River State play out, in the run-in to the 2023 elections, my mind has remained firmly fixed on William Tagbo, the central character in Anezionwu Nwankwo Okoro’s 1972 classic, “One Week, One Trouble”. The character Wilson Tagbo, who begins secondary school during the colonial period had more flaws than virtues…
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While Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, has severally informed that he will put his weight behind a gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, from the Southern Senatorial District of the state, critical stakeholders of the APC, from CR Central Senatorial District have kicked against the governor’s position, www.calitown.com can reveal. At a…
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As many as 200 students of the University of Calabar, will benefit from a more than N10 million naira scholarship scheme, made available by businessman and politician, Chris Agara. We gathered that the actual amount, N10,365,950, ten million, three hundred and sixty five thousand,nine hundred and fifty naira, has already been paid into the account…
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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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While he appeared to have been touted as the man to beat, www.calitown.com can reveal that PDP senatorial aspirant, Chris Agara, will no longer contest for the position as a complex chain of webs within the party appear to have finally shut him out of the race for the Cross River Central Senatorial District seat…