- Safiu Kehinde
Following the conclusion of the Cross River state’s local government elections, the All Progressive Congress (APC) swept all chairmanship and councillorship seats.
The election results, as announced by the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC), declared APC winner across all 18 chairmanship and 196 councillorship seats in the state.
Dr Ekong Boco, Chairman of the commission, announced the results at the commission’s office in Calabar on Sunday.
The election was conducted in all the 18 local government areas in the state on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Boco urged the elected chairmen and councillors to be magnanimous in victory and also give priority to the development of their local governments.
He, thereafter, presented certificates of return to the winners.