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In the election, Cross River State voted for Peter Obi (LP); Obi won the state with 43.2% of the vote, beating Bola Tinubu (APC) at 31.3% and Atiku Abubakar (PDP) at 22.9%. In the wake of the presidential race, pundits focused on regional differences in the gubernatorial election in addition to the rise of minor candidates and Ayade's ...
Cross River as a south-south state was created on 27 May 1967 from the former Eastern Region, Nigeria, by the General Yakubu Gowon regime. Its name was changed to Cross River state in the 1976 state creation exercise by the then General Murtala Mohammed regime from South Eastern State.
Betta Chimaobim Edu (born 27 October 1986) [1] is a Nigerian medical doctor turned politician. She served as national women leader of All Progressive Congress. [2] She was Cross River State Commissioner for Health until her resignation in 2022. [3]
The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is a 700 kilometer project under development (as of 2025) that is planned to run from Victoria Island, Lagos to Calabar, Cross River State. The highway will pass through Ogun State, Ondo State, Delta State, Bayelsa State, Rivers State, and Akwa Ibom State, before ending in Calabar.
It covers seven local governments areas of the state, which includes Calabar Municipality, Calabar South, Akpabuyo, Bakassi, Odukpani, Biase and Akampka. [2] Asuquo Ekpenyong of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is the current senator representing the Cross River South senatorial district at the Nigerian senate.
On 26 February, a police station was attacked in Aboh Mbaise, Imo State. [62] On 3 March, gunmen killed two policemen in Cross River State. [63] The attacks were condemned by the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra. MASSOB also condemned Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma for inviting the Nigerian Army. [64]
Elvert Ayambem Ekom (born 22 July 1979) [1] is a Nigerian politician currently serving as speaker of the 10th Cross River State House of Assembly since June 2023. A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), he represents Ikom 2 State Constituency. Ayambem was nominated for the speakership position by Kingsley Ntui representing Etung ...
Peter had his primary education at St. Benedict’s Primary School Igoli in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State between 1979 and 1985. [5] For his secondary education he attended both Government Technical College [6] and Army Day Secondary School, [7] both in Ogoja, graduating in 1993 with distinction.