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#CRSDecides2023: INEC Declares APC Bassey Otu As Governor-Elect Of Cross River State 

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Cross River State has declared the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Prince Bassey Otu as Governor-elect of Cross River State in the March 18th election. 

The State Returning Officer of INEC, Prof. Teddy Charles Adias made the declaration at Mike Igini hall in Calabar, where he said Sen. Otu pulled a total of 258,619.

Sen. Otu won in fifteen (15) local government areas to be declared election while Sandy only clinched three LGAs. He defeated his closest rival, PDP’s Sen. Sandy Onor with 78,983 votes. 

The result as declared by the State Returning Officer, Prof. Teddy Charles Adias is below: 

Registered Voters = 1,766,466

Accredited Voters

AA = 405

ADC = 1,620

ADP = 902

APC = 258,619

APP = 340

LP = 5,957

NRM = 441

PDP = 179,636

PRP = 3,052

SDP = 628

YPP = 333

Valid Votes = 451,933

Rejected Votes = 8,923

Total Votes Cast = 460,856

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