{"id":251658,"date":"2023-02-26T09:05:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T08:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=251658"},"modified":"2023-02-26T09:05:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T08:05:12","slug":"obi-poised-to-win-cross-river-by-landslide-as-lp-sweeps-presidential-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/02\/26\/obi-poised-to-win-cross-river-by-landslide-as-lp-sweeps-presidential-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Obi poised to win Cross River by landslide as LP sweeps presidential election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Early results from several polling units in most parts of Cross River State indicated that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/02\/24\/breaking-2023-election-labour-partys-logo-missing-on-ballots-in-ondo-state\/\">Labour Party<\/a>, LP, is winning the state.<\/p>\n<p>The LP won by larger margins in polling units whose results were swiftly available.<\/p>\n<p>Closely followed was the APC in some of the units.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the results showed that Yakurr LGA, dominantly controlled by APC, LP won.<\/p>\n<p>At the Ministry of Agriculture Unit 014 Ijiman Ugep.<\/p>\n<p>Presidential<br \/>\nAPC:27<br \/>\nPDP:12<br \/>\nLP:35<\/p>\n<p>Senate<br \/>\nAPC: 31<br \/>\nPDP:16<br \/>\nLP: 26<\/p>\n<p>Reps<br \/>\nPDP: 11<br \/>\nAPC: 22<br \/>\nLP: 42<\/p>\n<p>In Ikom LGA, OFUTOP II ward, Playground Nsimaghe polling unit:<\/p>\n<p>presidential<br \/>\ntotal vote record: 215<br \/>\nApp: 1<br \/>\nNNPP: 1<br \/>\nBOOB: 2<br \/>\nPDP: 2<br \/>\nAPC: 7<br \/>\nLP: 185<br \/>\ninvalid vote: 17<\/p>\n<p>senatorial<br \/>\nADC: 2<br \/>\nNNPP: 2<br \/>\nPDP: 59<br \/>\nAPC: 21<br \/>\nLP: 131<br \/>\nInvalid vote:<\/p>\n<p>Reps<br \/>\nADC: 1<br \/>\nNNPP: 1<br \/>\nYPP: 3<br \/>\nPDP: 50<br \/>\nAPC: 26<br \/>\nLP: 131<br \/>\nPRP: 1<br \/>\nInvalid vote: 2<\/p>\n<p>At Old Etomi road in Yakurr LGA<br \/>\n1194 \u2013 General votes<br \/>\n219 -Accredited<br \/>\nPRESIDENCY<br \/>\nLP \u2013 172<br \/>\nAPC \u2013 7<br \/>\nPDP \u2013 11<br \/>\nAPP \u2013 1<br \/>\nPRP \u2013 1<br \/>\nAAC \u2013 1<br \/>\nYPP \u2013 2<br \/>\nZLP \u2013 3<br \/>\nAPM \u2013 1<br \/>\nAPGA \u2013 1<br \/>\nADC \u2013 1<br \/>\nINVALID \u2013 13<\/p>\n<p>SENATORIAL<\/p>\n<p>LP \u2013 85<br \/>\nPDP \u2013 79<br \/>\nAPC \u2013 15<br \/>\nFLAG \u2013 3<br \/>\nADC \u2013 1<br \/>\nINVALID \u2013 36.<\/p>\n<p>HOUSE OF REPS.<br \/>\nLP \u2013 87<br \/>\nAPC \u2013 19<br \/>\nPDP \u2013 73<br \/>\nADC \u2013 2<br \/>\nFLAG \u2013 2<br \/>\nYPP \u2013 1<br \/>\nPRP \u2013 1<br \/>\nINVALID VOTES \u2013 34<\/p>\n<p>Polling agent. : Ebonam O. 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