Senator Bassey Otu has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary by a landslide in Cross River State.
The result was announced by the Chairman of the primary election panel, Mohammed Makolo late Thursday night at the UJ Esuene Stadium where the governorship primary election took place.
He defeated two other aspirants by a wide margin of 811 votes. Senator John Owan-Enoh came second with 84 votes while Chris Agara scored 63 votes.
Senator Otu in his acceptance speech commended the leadership style of Governor Ben Ayade and his industrialisation drive saying, “We will continue where you will stop.”
He appreciated the delegates for not receiving a dime from him, saying “Today signals the birth of a project that will signal taking Cross River State to the next level.”
While thanking the aspirants for stepping down for him, he said, “This day would not have been completed without the aspirants. I hold the mandate in trust for all of you.”
Otu also commended the chairman of the party, Alphonsus Eba “for producing the next governor of the state.”
