CROSS RIVER STATE GOVERNOR BEN AYADE LOSES SENATORIAL ELECTION
Written by Samson Ojeniran on February 27, 2023
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has suffered defeat in his bid to return to the Senate after completing his tenure as governor.
Ayade who is a second term governor was in the Senate from 2011 to 2015 and had hoped to return to the role as Senator representing cross River North.
He was however defeated by the incumbent, Senator Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe.
Agom-Jarigbe of the Peoples Democratic Party got 76,145 votes, while Ayade polled 56,595.
