2023 Cross River State gubernatorial election

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2023 Cross River State gubernatorial election
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Party APC PDP
Governor before election

Benedict Ayade
APC

Elected Governor

TBD
TBD

The 2023 Cross River State gubernatorial election will take place in early 2023, to elect the governor of Cross River State. Incumbent APC Governor Benedict Ayade is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term. The primaries will be scheduled for late 2022 or early 2023.

Electoral system[]

The governor of Cross River State is elected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of state local government areas. If no candidate passes this threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government areas.

Primary elections[]

The primaries, along with any potential challenges to primary results, will take place in late 2022 or early 2023. An informal zoning gentlemen's agreement sets the Cross River South Senatorial District to have the next governor as Cross River South has not held the governorship since 2007. No major party has yet closed their primaries to non-South candidates, as both the APC and PDP have had heated internal debates over zoning to the Southern district.[1][2][3]

APC[]

Potential[]

  • Chris Agara, businessman[4][5]
  • Goddy Jedy Agba, Minister of State for Power[6]
  • Okonkon Effiom, incumbent Commissioner for Rural Transformation[4]
  • Asuquo Ekpenyong, incumbent Commissioner for Finance[4][6]
  • John Owan Enoh, former Cross River Central Senator and 2019 APC gubernatorial nominee
  • Eno Etim Nyong, physician and former member of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission[7]
  • Ntufam Ekpo Okon, former House of Representatives member for Calabar Municipal/Odukpani and 2019 APC deputy gubernatorial nominee[7]
  • Bassey Otu, former Cross River South Senator[6]
  • Usani Uguru Usani, former Niger Delta Minister and 2019 APC gubernatorial candidate[6]

PDP[]

Declared[]

Potential[]

  • Ben Akak, Chairman of Bengies Group[4]
  • Essien Ekpenyong Ayi, House of Representatives member for Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South
  • Ita Ekpeyong, former Director of the State Security Service[4]
  • Bassey Ndem, former Commissioner for Lands and Etubom of the Ntiero Edem Efiom Ekpo Royal House[4]
  • Nkoyo Toyo, former House of Representatives member for Calabar Municipal/Odukpani[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Babatunde, Jimoh. "2023: Cross River politics heat up as PDP's national leadership endorses Sandy/Gershom ticket". Vanguard. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ Akpan, Anietie. "2023: Zoning under threat as stakeholders kick in Cross River". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ Gill, Nsa. "2023 guber: The raging debate over zoning in Cross River". The Nation. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Akpan, Anietie. "How Ayade's defection dismantled, disorganised permutations for 2023". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b Akpan, Anietie. "How Ayade's defection may reshape political space of Cross River". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Bassey, Awassam. "Ayade's defection, PDP's wisemen and 2023 guber polls". Premium Times. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b Una, Emma. "War in Cross River APC over registration of new members". Vanguard. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  8. ^ Wodu, Ada. "Varsity proprietor declares interest in Cross River 2023 governorship". The Punch. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d Okoro, Judex. "2023: 3 PDP NASS members, educationist join Cross River guber race". The Sun. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  10. ^ Taiwo-Obalonye, Juliana. "Cross River: How PDP'll wrest power from Ayade in 2023 –Senator Gershom Bassey". The Sun. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  11. ^ Asare, Asare. "2023: Senator Bassey declares for Cross River governorship, insists on rotation". Daily Post. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  12. ^ "2023: Wike can't impose governorship candidate on us in Cross River—Group". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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