Sunday 7 December 2014

Senate Leader loses bid to Contest for the 4th Term

The Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba’s bid for a fourth term in the senate hit the rock Saturday in Ikom, Cross River Central.
He was defeated by Rep. John Owan-Enoh at the PDP primary for the constituency.

Owan-Enoh (PDP Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency) defeated Ndoma-Egba by 217 votes to 37 while the third aspirant, Mr Mark Egbe scored 20 votes.
The Returning Officer, Mr Uko Enaku, said that 376 accredited delegates voted in the primary while two votes were declared invalid in the election which he described as “transparent and free.’’

He said that delegates to the election were drawn from the six local government areas of Abi, Boki, Ikom, Yakurr, Obubra and Etung that make up the district.

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