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2023 Presidency: INEC Declares Peter Obi Winner of Another APC-Controlled State
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2023 Presidency: INEC Declares Peter Obi Winner of Another APC-Controlled State

by  Segun Adeyemi 1 min read

Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, has defeated other presidential candidates in Cross River State.

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As reported by Daily Trust, Obi won the election with 179,917 votes.

Peter Obi, Cross River
Peter Obi dominated Cross River, an APC-controlled state with over 49,000 votes margin against second-place APC. Photo: Peter Obi
Source: UGC

The state collation officer, Professor Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, declared the results at the state collation centre in Calabar Tuesday morning.

APC scored 130,520 votes, PDP got 95,425 votes, while NNPP scored 1,644 votes.

“Total valid votes were 416,968, while rejected votes are 24,608. The total votes cast is 441,576,” he added.

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Sighting the geographical peculiarities of the state for the delay, Resident Electoral Commissioner, Professor Gabriel Yomere, apologised for the late collation of the results.

Source: Legit.ng

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Segun Adeyemi (Current Affairs and Politics Editor) Segun Adeyemi is a journalist with over 9 years of experience as an active field reporter, editor, and editorial manager. He has had stints with Daily Trust newspaper, Daily Nigerian, and News Digest. He currently works as an editor for Legit.ng's current affairs and politics desk. He holds a degree in Mass Communication (Adekunle Ajasin University). He is a certified digital reporter by Reuters, AFP and the co-convener of the annual campus journalism awards. Email: segun.adeyemi@corp.legit.ng.

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