Governor Ben Ayade has lost in his bid to return to the Senate following his defeat in the election conducted on Saturday.
Ayade the two time senator between 2011 and 2015 lost to the incumbent senator representing Cross River North, Sen. Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe of the Peoples Democratic Party with 56,595 votes.
The returning officer, Dr Emmanuel Emanghe, who spoke on behalf of the Independent National Electoral Commission announced the result of the polls around 3:05 a.m. on Monday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Agom-Jarigbe, a two-time member of the House of Representatives, was elected into the Senate through a bye-election in September 2021 following the death of Dr Rose Okoh.
However, the re-elected Senator could not be issued with the Declaration Form after his declaration by the returning officer.
According to the returning officer, the declaration form was taken mistakenly to Obodu.
