Politics

2023: Governor Ayade loses senatorial election

Voice Air Media News Update

Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has lost his bid to make it to the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly.

Ayade was defeated by the incumbent Senator representing the Northern Senatorial District of the state in the National Assembly, Sen Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe.

Senator Jarigbe who contested under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, polled 76,145 to defeat governor Ben Ayade of the All Progressives Congress who polled 56, 595 votes in the exercise.

Declaring Sen. Jarigbe winner of the exercise in the early hours of Monday, the returning officer, Dr. Emmanuel Emanghe who spoke on behalf of Independent National Electoral Commission INEC thanked stakeholders for their peaceful conduct.

Emanghe also lauded all security agents for giving the needed security support which invariably led to successful and credible elections.

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