Southern Solidarity Movement (SSM) Press Release: APC STATE CHAIRMANSHIP: THE ZONING CONUNDRUM AND NEED FOR EQUITY AND FAIRNESS. The media space has been inundated recently with different narratives pertaining zoning of the State Chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress,APC in Cross River State. Among the narratives, rising interest as to why the position has to…
The City Boy Movement (CBM) has officially appointed Obong Ekpe Eyo Ita Okon as the State Director and Coordinator of the movement in Cross River State, with effect from January 1, 2026. The confirmation was contained in an appointment letter dated February 5, 2026, issued by the Director-General of the City Boy Movement, Shoga Francis…
By Kelvin Obambon The Personal Assistant to the Member representing Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency, Ita Ayi Asuquo, has clarified that the recent distribution of high-yielding, hybrid cassava stems to constituents was a strategic intervention based on a thorough needs assessment of local farmers. Speaking in defense of the lawmaker, Right Honorable Bassey Akiba, against what…
The Special Adviser to the Governor of Cross River State on Asset Management and Recovery, Barr. Gilbert Agbor, on Sunday, January 25, 2026, hosted a delegation of local government chairmen and senior government officials as part of renewed efforts to strengthen the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) electronic registration (e-registration) exercise across the state. The…
By Clement Abuo Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BCE), the renowned Roman orator, lawyer, statesman, and philosopher, once observed that “as fire, when thrown into water, is cooled and extinguished, so also a false accusation, when brought against a man of pure and holy character, boils over, dissipates, and vanishes.” This timeless reflection aptly captures the…
By Kelvin Obambon A political pressure group, the Ikom Grassroot Progressives, has raised an alarm over what it describes as a “calculated plot” by certain aggrieved and selfish interests within the All Progressives Congress (APC) to unseat the Acting State Chairman, Comrade Ekum Ekok Ojogu. In a strongly worded press statement released on Monday, January…
By Ovat Abeng Tension has been heightened in Nnewichi, Nnewi-North Local Government Area of Anambra State, following allegations of bribery and betrayal that erupted over the weekend among the contenders for zoning of the forthcoming August 26th, 2026 local government chairmanship election slot to Nnewichi. The Obi of Nnewichi, Chief George Onyekaba, Obidiugwu, who had…
By Ovat Abeng Leadership of the Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have urged party members to participate fully in the ongoing nationwide electronic registration exercise, describing it as crucial for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 general election. The call was made by the State Chairman of the…
By Ovat Abeng A former Chief Whip and member representing Dunukofia constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon Laurence Ezeudu, has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the African Democratic party ADC. The defection of Ezeudu was announced in a letter addressed to the ADC chairman of Ifitedunu Ward 2, Dunukofia…
By Erasmus Egbe As we approach the 2027 general elections, the ruling All Progressives Congress in Cross River state on paper, is the party to beat but with a robust opposition in the horizon, there is a compelling reason for the party leadership in the State to field popular electable candidates that will not only…
