BREAKING: Unlike Abia State, APC Wins All Seats In Cross River LG Elections—-The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the 18 chairmanship positions in the local government elections in Cross River state, held on Saturday November 2, 2024.
The Genius Media Nigeria reports that The Chairman of the Cross River State Electoral Commission (CROSIEC), Dr Ekong Edet Boco, who was the returning officer in the election, declared the results in Calabar, Sunday.
The local government areas which the APC won are Abi, Odukpani, Bakassi, Akpabuyo, Ogoja, Akamkpa, Bekwarra, Etung, Biase, Boki, Calabar Municipality, Obubra, Yakurr, Yala, Obanliku, Obudu, Ikom and Calabar South.
The winners were issued Certificates of Return few hours after the declaration of results by the Returning Officer, Dr Boco.
Governor Bassey Otu, who congratulated the winners, described the elections as peaceful and expressed hope that the newly elected Chairmen would align with his vision for the state.
“We have a well-defined vision for the state, and we believe the new leadership at the local government level would understand that they must align with the state government’s agenda and exhibit unwavering dedication to realising good governance,” he stated.
Nine opposition parties, including PDP, Labour Party, participated in the elections but failed to field candidates across all 196 local council wards, in the 18 local government areas.
