C’River LG polls: PDP wins 10 councils, 110 councillorship seats

Judex Okoro, Calabar

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won 10 local government chairmanship and 110 counsellor-ship seats in the results released, thus far, by the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission.

Chairman of the electoral commission, Mike Ushie, yesterday, said the PDP beat candidates from four other parties in the 10 councils while the commission is still awaiting results from the remaining eight other local government areas.

Giving details of the results for the 10 councils, Usihe said Linus Bassey Etim of the PDP won in Akamkpa with 50,422 out of 51,136 votes cast.

Similarly, Emmanuel Offiong Bassey won Akpabuyo local government area with 24,618 votes out of 27,636 total votes cast in the area.

Others are Iyadim Amboni Iyadim, Eke Effiong Nta, Esther Bassey Edet, Etuk John Nkom, Eguni Kingsley Namgbe, Bassey Agara Tom, Justina Joseph Edem and Obete Ofem Ebri won in Bakassi, Calabar Municipality, Calabar South, Etung, Ikom, Obubra, Odukpani and Yakurr respectively.

The PDP also won in all the 110 councillor-ship elections in the 10 local government areas announced by the commission.