Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, has approved Thursday, 26th and Friday, 27th January, 2023 as work -free days in the state to enable civil and public servants across the state collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) in readiness for the 2023 General Elections. Eric Anderson, the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, who issued…
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By Ekpenyong Attah There has been a lot of hoopla in Cross River politics in recent times as the gubernatorial contest heats up. The hoopla has been about the formula for the selection of the eventual gubernatorial candidate in the state. The conundrum, which really should not be, is about whether there exists a zoning…
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APC Chris Agara Ben Akak Prince Otu Asuquo Ekpenyong Jnr. In the All Progressives Congress, APC, there is no clear cut front liner yet but that can change within the next few months. Governor Ayade has always favoured Chris Agara who is his close friend and ally. A pleasant and likable man. His plans for…
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By Efiom Okpo The political dynamic in Cross River State is, to say the least, now becoming difficult to understand. Ordinarily, it would be easy to predict the political climate in the State but not anymore. What is the reason for this befuddling (what should have been a natural) outcome? The answer is not too…
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By Iheke Awa Solomon CROSS River politicians and political actors, power-grabbers and ambitious self-seeking soldiers of fortune from the two major parties have returned to their trenches, with increased momentum in frenetic tongues of self-serving, divisive and deceptive arguments on zoning and or rotation agreement that is supposedly in place. These power players who have…
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Venatius Ikem is the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Cross River State. He recently granted www.calitown.com a short interview. Excerpts! Congratulations for successfully emerging as state chairman of the PDP are in place sir. Now, you head a party that has never been an opposition party in CRS until now. How then do you…