No fewer than 241 candidates of varied political events have been cleared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to contest 36 elective positions in Cross River State in the 2027 common elections.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) stories that the positions comprise the governorship, Senate, House of Representatives and State House of Assembly seats.
According to INEC’s closing record of candidates, eight candidates are vying for the governorship seat, 25 for the three senatorial seats, 63 for the eight House of Representatives seats, and 145 for the 24 State House of Assembly seats.
NAN stories that out of the 241 candidates, 198 are males representing 82.2 per cent, whereas 43 are females, representing 17.8 per cent.
The Calabar South State Constituency has the best variety of feminine candidates—seven of them.
NAN additionally stories that the All Progressives Congress (APC), African (*36*) Congress (ADC) and Nigeria (*36*) Congress (NDC) every fielded 5 feminine candidates for the upcoming common election.
NAN additional stories that though 14 political events are taking part in the elections in the state, solely the APC, ADC and NDC fielded candidates for all of the elective positions.
The youngest candidate NAN investigation reveals is 26-year-old Aboh Glady, who’s contesting for the State House of Assembly seat on the platform of the Action Alliance (AA).
The oldest candidates are 69-year-old Asuquo Asuquo and Francis Ukpanyang, each of the Action (*36*) Party (ADP), contesting for Calabar Municipal/Odukpani Federal Constituency and Calabar South State Constituency, respectively.
It will probably be recalled that 5 members of the National Assembly (NASS) representing Cross River did not safe their events’ tickets to hunt re-election in 2027.
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Cross River has 11 representatives on the National Assembly, comprising three senators and eight House of Representatives members, all of them members of the ruling APC.
Two of the three senators secured the APC tickets for the 2027 elections, whereas solely three of the eight House of Representatives members in search of re-election succeeded in clinching their celebration’s tickets.
The profitable House of Representatives members are Joseph Bassey, Calabar South/Akpabuyo/Bakassi Federal Constituency; Peter Akpanke, Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku Federal Constituency and Victor Abang, Ikom/Boki Federal Constituency.
Those who misplaced their bids for re-election are Emil Inyang, Biase/Akamkpa Federal Constituency; Bassey Akiba, Calabar Municipal/Odukpani Federal Constituency; Godwin Offiono, Yala/Ogoja Federal Constituency; and Mike Etaba, Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency.
However, Alex Egbona, representing Yakurr/Abi Federal Constituency, defected to the Peoples (*36*) Party (PDP) shortly earlier than the APC primaries.
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