2023 Election: INEC Declares Bassey Otu Winner Of Cross River Governorship Election

INEC Declares Bassey Otu Winner Of Cross River Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared Bassey Otu as the winner of Cross River State Governorship Election, Crossriverhub reports.

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State, Bassey Otu, has won 12 of the 15 local government areas results so far declared last night by the Local Government Area collation officers.

He defeated his closest rival and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Sandy Onor, who won in three local government areas.

Results from the three remaining local government areas, Obanliku, Boki and Akamkpa, were expected as collation was suspended till Monday (today).

The 12 local government areas won by Bassey include Yala, Calabar Municipal, Calabar South, Obudu, Yakurr, Akpabuyo, Biase, Etung, Odukpani, Bakassi, Obubra and Abi.

The three local government areas won by the PDP candidate are Ikom, Ogoja and Bekwarra.

There are 18 local government areas in Cross River State.

The governorship election Returning Officer for Cross River State, Prof Teddy Adias, presided over affairs at the Independent National Electoral Commission state headquarters in Calabar.

Cross River State Governorship Elections result:

APC– 258,619

PDP –179,636

Difference — 78,983

APC won 15 LGAs
PDP won 3 LGAs
Out of the 18 LGAs of Cross River State

OBUDU LGA
registered voters – 149,065
accredited voters – 38031
APC – 21599
LP – 973
PDP – 12461
TOTAL VALID VOTES – 35,318
REJECTED VOTES -662
TOTAL VOTES CAST – 35980

YALA LGA
registered voters – 131,705
accredited voters – 42647
APC – 24793
LP – 964
PDP – 15793
TOTAL VALID VOTES – 41841
REJECTED VOTES -805
TOTAL VOTES CAST – 42646

Etung LGA
registered voters – 43,872
accredited voters – 10679
APC – 5205
LP – 26
PDP – 5139
TOTAL VALID VOTES – 10496
REJECTED VOTES -180
TOTAL VOTES CAST – 10676

YAKURR LGA
registered voters – 106,268
accredited voters – 31,974
APC – 17684
LP – 374
PDP – 9208
TOTAL VALID VOTES – 29814
REJECTED VOTES -790
TOTAL VOTES CAST – 30604

ODUKPANI LGA
registered voters – 68190
accredited voters – 19517
APC – 14662
LP – 248
PDP – 3971
TOTAL VALID VOTES – 19011
REJECTED VOTES -322
TOTAL VOTES CAST – 19333

IKOM LGA
registered voters – 118,442
accredited voters – 28372
APC – 12883
LP – 225
PDP – 14158
TOTAL VALID VOTES – 27569
REJECTED VOTES -803
TOTAL VOTES CAST – 28372

CALABAR MUNICIPALITY LGA
registered voters – 191,756
accredited voters – 38,591
APC – 20320
LP – 1086
PDP – 15882

TOTAL VALID VOTES – 37876
REJECTED VOTES -715
TOTAL VOTES CAST – 38591

AKPABUYO LGA
registered voters – 65,757
accredited voters – 17,225
APC – 10,410
LP – 280
PDP – 5938

TOTAL VALID VOTES – 16809
REJECTED VOTES -388
TOTAL VOTES CAST – 17197

CALABAR SOUTH LGA
registered voters – 161491
accredited voters – 38012
APC – 28340
LP – 585
PDP – 7980

TOTAL VALID VOTES – 37271
REJECTED VOTES -685
TOTAL VOTES CAST – 37956


OBUBRA LGA

registered voters – 112754
accredited voters – 26037
APC – 13371
LP – 101
PDP – 10945

TOTAL VALID VOTES – 25434
REJECTED VOTES -603
TOTAL VOTES CAST – 26037

BIASE LGA
registered voters – 80153
accredited voters – 19444
APC – 11628
LP – 239
PDP – 7079

TOTAL VALID VOTES – 19092
REJECTED VOTES -305
TOTAL VOTES CAST – 19397

BAKASSI LGA
registered voters – 16542
accredited voters – 2051
APC – 1632
LP – 27
PDP – 316

TOTAL VALID VOTES – 1994
REJECTED VOTES -44
TOTAL VOTES CAST – 2038

OGOJA LGA

Registered voters – 104390
Accredited voters – 34545

AA – 07
APC – 16162
LP – 81
PDP – 17483

TOTAL VALID VOTES – 33978
REJECTED VOTES -562
TOTAL VOTES CAST – 34540

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