20th March, 2023
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Senator Bassey Otu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the governorship election in Cross River State.
He defeated Sandy Ojang Onor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party.
Otu polled 258,619 votes to emerge winner of the election, while Onor of the PDP scored 179, 636 votes to come second, while Labour Party’s candidate polled 5,957 votes.
Eleven political parties contested the election in Cross River State.
See full results below:
Total registered voters: 1, 766,460
Total Voters Accredited: 466, 294
APC: 258,619
PDP: 179, 636
LP: 5,957
Valid Vote: 451, 933
Rejected votes: 8923
Total valid votes: 460826