By Frank Ulom The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate for the 2027 general election, Prof. Sandy Onor, has condemned what he described as the Cross River State Government’s slow response to the devastating landslides and floods ravaging parts of Calabar, accusing the administration of Governor Bassey Otu of being callous and insensitive to the…
By Frank Ulom Two presidential candidates from Cross River State, Donald Duke and Prof. Sandy Onor, have made the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s 19-man presidential candidates list. Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Duke bears the flag of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), while Onor bears the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). They…
By Emmanuel Edok It is remarkable how quickly people forget both historical milestones and personal experiences. This tendency is illustrated in a recent article by Linus Obogo, Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor of Cross River State. In his commentary, The Ghost of a Vanquished Ambition, Mr. Obogo…
By Fidelis Okang Ordinarily, the recent media attacks by Senator Sandy Onor do not deserve a response. It is difficult to attach political significance to the comments of a man who, as the sitting Senator representing Cross River Central and the PDP governorship candidate in the 2023 governorship election, suffered a comprehensive rejection at the…
The Cross River Elders and Stakeholders Forum has urged members of the Cross River State Consultative Forum (CRSCF) to focus on defending what it described as the miserable performance of Governor Bassey Otu’s administration rather than launching attacks on the presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Prof. Sandy Onor. The group was reacting…
By Our Reporter The Cross River State Consultative Forum, CRSCF, has criticised what it described as the premature presidential ambition of former Senator Sandy Onor, warning that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, risks weakening its national credibility by promoting what it termed “proxy ambitions.” In a statement signed by its Chairman, Barr. Eyo Nsa Ekpo,…
