Ben Ayade, the governor of Cross River State, was defeated in his bid to become a senator again by Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe, the current senator for Cross River North.
With 76,145 votes, Agom-Jarigbe won the Saturday’s election for the National Assembly. 56,595 people voted for Ayade.
On Monday, February 27, the results were announced by the returning officer, Emmanuel Emanghe.
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After the passing of former senator Rose Okoh in September 2021, Agom-Jarigbe, a two-term member of the House of Representatives, won a byelection to the Senate.
Ayade, who represented Cross River North in the Senate from 2011 to 2015, ran to take Agom-place. Jarigbe’s
However, there was an issue with the declaration form, which prevented Agom-Jarigbe from being officially declared as the winner. Upon demand for the declaration form, he was told that it was mistakenly taken to Obudu by the electoral body in the state.
The form was inadvertently delivered to Obudu, according to Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Gabriel Yomere, who also said that Agom-Jarigbe could be given a temporary declaration form until the original one arrived.
Godwin Offiono of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defeated Jude Ngaji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by a margin of 36,651 votes in the Ogoji/Yala Federal Constituency election. The outcome was announced by Wakasor Ofem.
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Cross River State, a historically stronghold for the PDP, remained under its control.
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