C/River Gov, Ayade, Loses Senatorial Election
POLITICS DIGEST- Governor Ben Ayade has lost his bid to return to the Senate following his defeat by the incumbent representative of Cross River North Senatorial District, Senator Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe.
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The Governor, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, was in the Senate between 2011 and 2015.
Ayade lost the election conducted on Saturdaywith 56,595 votes to Agom-Jarigbe of the Peoples Democratic Party, who scored 76,145 votes.
The Returning Officer, Dr. Emmanuel Emanghe, who spoke on behalf of the Independent National Electoral Commission, announced the result for the polls around 3:05am on Monday.