ADC releases results, declares nine winners in Cross River National Assembly and State Assembly primaries

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By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar

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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has released the preliminary results of its National Assembly and State House of Assembly primaries in Cross River State, declaring nine candidates as winners across senatorial, federal constituency, and state constituencies.

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The results were announced on Saturday by the Chairman of the Primaries Committee, Macfarlane Ejah, at the ADC Experience Democracy Centre in Calabar.

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According to the announcement, John Etim emerged as the party’s candidate for the Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency seat.

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Other House of Representatives ticket winners include Emmanuel Edet for Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency and Ovat Ayabom for Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency.

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In the senatorial contests, Offiong Ekanem clinched the Cross River South ticket, while Akin Ricketts emerged as the party’s candidate for Cross River Central Senatorial District.

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For the State House of Assembly, the party announced Ekpe David (Abi), Emmanuel Asuquo (Bakassi), Nathaniel Friday (Obubra II), and Effiong Okon (Akpabuyo) as winners of their respective constituencies.

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Ejah explained that the delay in releasing the full results was due to the state’s difficult terrain and the extensive collation process across various wards.

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He maintained that the primaries were conducted under the supervision of the John Ogar-led State Executive Committee, which he described as the only legitimate leadership of the ADC in Cross River State.

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“There is no faction of the ADC in the state,” he stated, adding that the state executive fully supports the presidential ambition of the party’s flag bearer, Dumebi Kachikwu.

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