Cross River State governor and candidate of the Peoples’
Democratic Party (PDP), Professor Ben Ayade, has been declared the winner of
the March 9 governorship election by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC).
Ayade, who won in all the 18 local government areas of the State,
was re-elected with a margin of 250,323 votes.
He polled 381,484 votes to defeat the All Progressives
Congress (APC) candidate that polled 131,161.
Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Mr Eyo Ekpo polled
4, 818 votes.
Announcing the results at about 4am on Monday, March 11, INEC
Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Petroleum
Resources, Effurun, Warri, Delta State, Professor Akii Ibhadode, said the PDP
candidate having scored the highest number of votes and fulfilled the
requirements of the law, was returned elected.
According to him, number of registered voters is 1,486,026,
accredited voters 542,115, valid votes 522, 309, rejected votes 11,499
and total votes cast 533,808.