Nigeria 2023 Election: Hope Crashes as APC Governor Loses Senatorial Bid
The senatorial ambition of Governor Ben Ayade has been lost to the incumbent senator representing Cross River North, Senator Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe.
Ayade, on Saturday, February 25, polled 56,595 votes against Agom-Jarigbe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 76,145 votes, Nigerian Tribune reports.
Source: Twitter
The result was announced by Dr. Emmanuel Emanghe, the returning officer for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Emanghe gave the announcement on Monday, February 27.
Ayade was elected governor on the platform of the PDP but later defected to All Progressives Congress.
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Source: Legit.ng
