2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Cross River State explained
The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Cross River State held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Cross River State. Onor Sandy Ojang representing Cross River Central, Oko Rose Okoji representing Cross River North and Bassey Gershom Henry representing Cross River South all won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party.[1]
Overview
| Affiliation | Party | Total |
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| APC | PDP |
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| Before Election | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| After Election | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Summary
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
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| Cross River Central | John Owan Enoh | | APC | Sandy Ojang Onor | | PDP |
| Cross River North | Rose Oko Okoji | | PDP | Rose Oko Okoji | | PDP |
| Cross River South | Gershom Henry Bassey | | PDP | Gershom Henry Bassey | | PDP | |
Results
Cross River Central
A total of 11 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP Sandy Ojang Onor candidate won the election, defeating APC candidate Ndoma-Egba and 9 other party candidates. Sandy received 56.63% of the votes, while Ndoma-Egba received 42.61%.[2] [3]
Cross River North
A total of 12 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Rose Oko won the election, defeating APC candidate Wabily Nyiam and 10 other party candidates. Rose received 73.32% of the votes, while Nyiam received 26.23%.[4] [5]
Cross River South
A total of 11 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Bassey Gershom Henry won the election, defeating APC candidate Prince Otu and 9 other party candidates. Bassey received 54.51% of the votes, while Otu received 44.50%.[6] [7]
2020 Bye election
A bye election was held on 5 December 2020 in the Cross River North Senatorial District due to a vacancy following the demise of Rose Oko. Steven Odey of PDP contested against Joe Agi of Apc. They totalled 129,207 and 19,165 votes respectively. Odey was declared the winner by INEC.[8]
Notes and References
- News: Confam INEC list of elected Nigeria Senators. BBC News Pidgin. 2021-08-02.
- Web site: Kehinde. opeyemi. 2019-02-26. How PDP Won Cross River For Atiku, 3 Senators. 2021-08-09. Media Trust Limited. en-GB.
- Web site: INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION CROSS RIVER SENATORIAL DISTRICT ELECTION, LAGOS STATE FEBRUARY 23, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191108011106/https://www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CROSS-RIVER-CENTRAL.pdf . November 8, 2019 .
- Web site: 2019-02-25. How PDP Won Cross River for Atiku, 3 Senators. live. 2021-08-09. en-GB. https://web.archive.org/web/20210809165019/https://dailytrust.com/how-pdp-won-cross-river-for-atiku-3-senators . August 9, 2021 .
- Web site: Independent National Electoral Commission Cross River North Senatorial District Election, Cross River State February 23, 2019 Declaration of Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191108011032/https://www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CROSS-RIVER-NORTH.pdf . November 8, 2019 .
- Web site: 2019-02-25. Sen. Bassey retains Cross River South Senatorial Seat. live. 2021-08-09. Punch Newspapers. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20190225235026/https://punchng.com/sen-bassey-retains-cross-river-south-senatorial-seat/ . February 25, 2019 .
- Web site: INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION CROSS RIVER SENATORIAL DISTRICT ELECTION, CROSS RIVER STATE FEBRUARY 23, 2019. live. 2021-08-09. Independent National Electoral Commission. https://web.archive.org/web/20191108011020/https://www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CROSS-RIVER-SOUTH.pdf . November 8, 2019 .
- Web site: How PDP won Cross River for Atiku, 3 Senators. live. 2021-08-09. en-GB. https://web.archive.org/web/20210809165019/https://dailytrust.com/how-pdp-won-cross-river-for-atiku-3-senators . August 9, 2021 .
