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2023 Nigerian presidential election in Cross River State

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}

{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Cross River State

| country =

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2019 Nigerian general election

| previous_year = 2019

| next_election = 2027 Nigerian presidential election in Cross River State

| next_year = 2027

| election_date = 25 February 2023

| opinion_polls =

| registered = 1,766,466

| turnout =

| image1 = 150x150px

| nominee1 = {{nowrap|Bola Tinubu}}

| running_mate1 = {{nowrap|Kashim Shettima}}

| party1 = All Progressives Congress

| home_state1 = Lagos

| states_carried1 =

| popular_vote1 =

| percentage1 =

| image2 = 150x150px

| nominee2 = {{nowrap|Peter Obi}}

| running_mate2 = {{nowrap|Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed}}

| party2 = Labour Party (Nigeria)

| home_state2 = Anambra

| states_carried2 =

| popular_vote2 =

| percentage2 =

| image4 = {{CSS image crop|Image=|bSize =350|cWidth=110|cHeight=150|oTop=0|oLeft=115}}

| nominee4 = {{nowrap|Rabiu Kwankwaso}}

| running_mate4 = {{nowrap|Isaac Idahosa}}

| party4 = New Nigeria Peoples Party

| home_state4 = Kano

| states_carried4 =

| popular_vote4 =

| percentage4 =

| image5 = 150x150px

| nominee5 = {{nowrap|Atiku Abubakar}}

| running_mate5 = {{nowrap|Ifeanyi Okowa}}

| party5 = Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)

| home_state5 = Adamawa

| states_carried5 =

| popular_vote5 =

| percentage5 =

| title = President

| before_election = Muhammadu Buhari

| before_party = All Progressives Congress

| after_election =

| after_party =

}}

The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Cross River State will be held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria.{{cite web |last1=Jimoh |first1=Abbas |title=INEC Sets New Dates For 2023 General Elections |url=https://dailytrust.com/just-in-inec-sets-new-dates-for-2023-general-elections |website=Daily Trust |access-date=26 February 2022 |date=26 February 2022}} Other federal elections, including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate, will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.

Background

Cross River State is a diverse state in the South South with growing economy and vast natural areas but facing an underdeveloped yet vital agricultural sector, deforestation, and rising debt in large part due to years of systemic corruption. Politically, the state's 2019 elections were categorized as a continuation of the PDP's control as Ayade won with over 73% of the vote and the party won every seat in the House of Assembly along with all three senate seats. However, the PDP did lose one House of Representatives seat to the APC and although the state was easily won by PDP presidential nominee Atiku Abubakar, it still swung towards Buhari compared to 2015 and had lower turnout.

Polling

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rowspan="3" |Polling organisation/client

! rowspan="3" |Fieldwork
date

! rowspan="3" |Sample
size

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! rowspan="3" |Others

! rowspan="3" |Undecided

! rowspan="3" |Undisclosed

! rowspan="3" |Not voting

Tinubu
APC

!Obi
LP

!Kwankwaso
NNPP

!Abubakar
PDP

style="background:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}}" |

! style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Nigeria)}}" |

! style="background:{{party color|New Nigeria Peoples Party}}" |

! style="background:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}}" |

[https://bantupage.com/breaking-down-bantupages-december-2022-and-january-2023-poll/ BantuPage]

|December 2022

|N/A

|12%

|{{Party shading/Labour Party (Nigeria)}}|59%

|0%

|7%

|–

|7%

|5%

|10%

[https://bantupage.com/breaking-down-bantupages-december-2022-and-january-2023-poll/ BantuPage]

|January 2023

|N/A

|7%

|{{Party shading/Labour Party (Nigeria)}}|71%

|6%

|4%

|–

|3%

|4%

|4%

[https://twitter.com/The_Nextier/status/1622318615188934666 Nextier]
(Cross River crosstabs of national poll)

|27 January 2023

|N/A

|14.7%

|{{Party shading/Labour Party (Nigeria)}}|63.2%

|–

|20.6%

|1.5%

|–

|–

|–

[https://www.sbmintel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/202302_EiE-SBM-Electoral-Survey-Report_Wonks-copy.pdf SBM Intelligence for EiE]
(Cross River crosstabs of national poll)

|22 January-6 February 2023

|N/A

|9%

|{{Party shading/Labour Party (Nigeria)}}|74%

|1%

|10%

|1%

|4%

|–

|–

Projections

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!Source

! colspan=2 | Projection

!As of

align="left" |{{nowrap|Africa Elects{{efn|Africa Elects projections predict the likelihood of a candidate winning a state by categorizing a state as "Safe" for exceedingly likely, "Likely" for somewhat likely, and "Lean" for least likely. If no clear determination could be made, states are categorized as "tossups".}}}}{{cite web |last1=Elimian |first1=Adrian |title=Nigerian Presidential Election: State Ratings |url=https://africaelects.com/2023/02/24/nigerian-presidential-election-state-ratings/ |website=Africa Elects |access-date=25 February 2023}}

|colspan=2 bgcolor=#e35053| Likely Obi

|24 February 2023

rowspan=5 align="left" |Dataphyte{{efn|Dataphyte projections predict candidates' projected votal shares in each state.}}{{cite web |title=President Tinubu: Predilections and Predictions |url=https://datadive.substack.com/p/president-tinubu-predilections-and |website=Substack |publisher=Dataphyte |access-date=11 February 2023}}
Tinubu:

| {{Party shading/All Progressives Congress}}| 46.74%

| rowspan=4 | 11 February 2023

Obi:

| 38.97%

Abubakar:

| 7.62%

Others:

| 6.68%

align="left" |Enough is Enough-
{{nowrap|SBM Intelligence{{efn|EiE-SBM projections predict which candidates will win states.}}{{cite web |title=The EiE-SBM 2023 Election forecast: It all hinges on insecurity and turnout |url=https://www.sbmintel.com/2023/02/the-eie-sbm-2023-election-forecast-it-all-hinges-on-insecurity-and-turnout/ |website=SBM Intelligence |access-date=19 February 2023}}}}

|colspan=2 {{Party shading/Labour Party (Nigeria)}} | Obi

|17 February 2023

align="left" |SBM Intelligence{{efn|SBM projections predict which candidates will win states or, if no determination could be made, categorizes states as "Too close to call" (TCC).}}{{cite web |title=Projection: 2023 presidential elections |url=https://www.sbmintel.com/2022/12/projection-2023-presidential-elections/ |website=SBM Intelligence |access-date=27 December 2022 |date=15 December 2022}}

|colspan=2 {{Party shading/Labour Party (Nigeria)}} | Obi

|15 December 2022

rowspan=6 align="left" |ThisDay{{efn|ThisDay projections predict candidates' projected votal shares in each state.}}{{cite web |title=THISDAY 2023 Election Centre: Why Presidential Run off is Increasingly Likely |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/12/27/thisday-2023-election-centre-why-presidential-run-off-is-increasingly-likely/ |website=ThisDay |access-date=27 December 2022 |date=27 December 2022}}
Tinubu:

| 25%

| rowspan=5 | 27 December 2022

Obi:

| {{Party shading/Labour Party (Nigeria)}} | 35%

Kwankwaso:

| –

Abubakar:

| 20%

Others/Undecided:

| 20%

align="left" |{{nowrap|The Nation{{efn|SBM projections predict which candidates will win states or, if no determination could be made, categorizes states as "Battlegrounds."}}{{cite web |last1=Oladesu |first1=Emmanuel |last2=Alli |first2=Yusuf |last3=O’neil |first3=Shola |last4=Onu |first4=Nwanosike |last5=Odiegwu |first5=Mike |last6=Adeyemi |first6=Kolade |last7=Ihyongo |first7=Fanen |last8=Adenuga |first8=David |last9=Emmanuel |first9=Uja |last10=Alabelewe |first10=AbdulGafar |last11=Shittu |first11=Sola |last12=Asishana |first12=Justina |last13=Duku |first13=Joel |last14=Oota |first14=Linus |last15=Okezie |first15=Augustine |last16=Alao |first16=Onimisi |last17=Onogu |first17=Sanni |last18=Jimoh |first18=Adekunle |last19=Odufowokan |first19='Dare |last20=Adedeji |first20=Toba |last21=Ibrahim |first21=Rasaq |last22=Oladele |first22=Bisi |last23=Otabor |first23=Osagie |last24=Okungbowa |first24=Aiwerie |last25=Nsa |first25=Gil |last26=Anioke |first26=Ogo |last27=Duruihuoma |first27=Damian |last28=Njoku |first28=Chris |last29=Nwankwo |first29=Sunny

|title=Who wins 2023 presidential election? |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/who-wins-2023-presidential-election/ |website=The Nation |access-date=19 February 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Oladesu |first1=Emmanuel |last2=Alli |first2=Yusuf |last3=O’neil |first3=Shola |last4=Onu |first4=Nwanosike |last5=Odiegwu |first5=Mike |last6=Adeyemi |first6=Kolade |last7=Ihyongo |first7=Fanen |last8=Adenuga |first8=David |last9=Emmanuel |first9=Uja |last10=Alabelewe |first10=AbdulGafar |last11=Shittu |first11=Sola |last12=Asishana |first12=Justina |last13=Duku |first13=Joel |last14=Oota |first14=Linus |last15=Okezie |first15=Augustine |last16=Alao |first16=Onimisi |last17=Onogu |first17=Sanni |last18=Jimoh |first18=Adekunle |last19=Odufowokan |first19='Dare |last20=Adedeji |first20=Toba |last21=Ibrahim |first21=Rasaq |last22=Oladele |first22=Bisi |last23=Otabor |first23=Osagie |last24=Okungbowa |first24=Aiwerie |last25=Nsa |first25=Gil |last26=Anioke |first26=Ogo |last27=Duruihuoma |first27=Damian |last28=Njoku |first28=Chris |last29=Nwankwo |first29=Sunny |title=WHO WINS 2023 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION? {{!}} The Nation Newspaper |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/who-wins-2023-presidential-election-2/ |website=The Nation Newspaper |access-date=19 February 2023 |date=19 February 2023}}}}

|colspan=2 bgcolor=#999999| Battleground

|12-19 February 2023

General election

= Results =

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Christopher Imumolen

| party = Accord (Nigeria)

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Hamza al-Mustapha

| party = Action Alliance

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| candidate = Yabagi Sani

| party = Action Democratic Party (Nigeria)

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| candidate = Osita Nnadi

| party = Action Peoples Party

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| candidate = Omoyele Sowore

| party = African Action Congress

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| candidate = Dumebi Kachikwu

| party = African Democratic Congress

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| candidate = Bola Tinubu

| party = All Progressives Congress

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| candidate = Peter Umeadi

| party = All Progressives Grand Alliance

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| party = Allied Peoples Movement

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| candidate = Sunday Adenuga

| party = Boot Party

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| candidate = Peter Obi

| party = Labour Party (Nigeria)

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| candidate = Felix Johnson Osakwe

| party = National Rescue Movement

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| candidate = Rabiu Kwankwaso

| party = New Nigeria Peoples Party

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| candidate = Kola Abiola

| party = People's Redemption Party

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| candidate = Atiku Abubakar

| party = Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)

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| candidate = Adewole Adebayo

| party = Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)

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| candidate = Malik Ado-Ibrahim

| party = Young Progressives Party

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| candidate = Dan Nwanyanwu

| party = Zenith Labour Party

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== By senatorial district ==

The results of the election by senatorial district.

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! rowspan="3" style="max-width:7.5em;" | Senatorial district

! colspan="2" | Bola Tinubu
APC

! colspan="2" | Atiku Abubakar
PDP

! colspan="2" | Peter Obi
LP

! colspan="2" | Rabiu Kwankwaso
NNPP

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Others

! rowspan="3" style="max-width:5em;" | Total valid votes

colspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}} |

! colspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}} |

! colspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Labour Party (Nigeria)}} |

! colspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|New Nigeria People's Party}} |

Votes || % || Votes || % || Votes || % || Votes || % || Votes || %
style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Cross River Central Senatorial District{{efn|Comprising the local government areas of Abi, Boki, Etung, Ikom, Obubra, and Yakurr.}}

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Cross River North Senatorial District{{efn|Comprising the local government areas of Bekwarra, Biase, Obanliku, Obudu, Ogoja, and Yala.}}

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Cross River South Senatorial District{{efn|Comprising the local government areas of Akamkpa, Akpabuyo, Bakassi, Calabar Municipal, Calabar South, and Odukpani.}}

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

!Totals

! TBD

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! TBD

==By federal constituency==

The results of the election by federal constituency.

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! rowspan="3" style="max-width:7.5em;" | Federal constituency

! colspan="2" | Bola Tinubu
APC

! colspan="2" | Atiku Abubakar
PDP

! colspan="2" | Peter Obi
LP

! colspan="2" | Rabiu Kwankwaso
NNPP

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Others

! rowspan="3" style="max-width:5em;" | Total valid votes

colspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}} |

! colspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}} |

! colspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Labour Party (Nigeria)}} |

! colspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|New Nigeria People's Party}} |

Votes || % || Votes || % || Votes || % || Votes || % || Votes || %
style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency{{efn|Comprising the local government areas of Abi and Yakurr.}}

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Akamkpa/Biase Federal Constituency{{efn|Comprising the local government areas of Akamkpa and Biase.}}

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency{{efn|Comprising the local government areas of Akpabuyo, Bakassi, and Calabar South.}}

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Calabar Municipal/Odukpani Federal Constituency{{efn|Comprising the local government areas of Calabar Municipal and Odukpani.}}

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Ikom/Boki Federal Constituency{{efn|Comprising the local government areas of Boki and Ikom.}}

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Obanliku/Obudu/Bekwarra Federal Constituency{{efn|Comprising the local government areas of Bekwarra, Obanliku, and Obudu.}}

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency{{efn|Comprising the local government areas of Etung and Obubra.}}

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency{{efn|Comprising the local government areas of Ogoja and Yala.}}

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

!Totals

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== By local government area ==

The results of the election by local government area.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right; font-size:90%"

! rowspan="3" style="max-width:7.5em;" | Local government area

! colspan="2" | Bola Tinubu
APC

! colspan="2" | Atiku Abubakar
PDP

! colspan="2" | Peter Obi
LP

! colspan="2" | Rabiu Kwankwaso
NNPP

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Others

! rowspan="3" style="max-width:5em;" | Total valid votes

! rowspan="3" style="max-width:5em;" | Turnout (%)

colspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}} |

! colspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}} |

! colspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Labour Party (Nigeria)}} |

! colspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|New Nigeria People's Party}} |

Votes || % || Votes || % || Votes || % || Votes || % || Votes || %
style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Abi

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

%

| TBD

| %

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Akamkpa

| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

| %

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Akpabuyo

| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

%

| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

| %

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Bekwarra

| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

| %

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Biase

| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Boki

| TBD

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style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Calabar Municipal

| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Calabar South

| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

| %

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Etung

| TBD

%

| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

| %

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Ikom

| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

| %

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Obanliku

| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

| %

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Obubra

| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

| %

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Obudu

| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

| %

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Odukpani

| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

| %

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Ogoja

| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

| %

style="background-color:#{{hexShade|{{party color|None}}|0.85}};"

| style="text-align:left;" | Yakurr

| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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| TBD

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{{2023 Nigeria elections}}

{{Elections in Cross River State}}

Cross River State gubernatorial election

Category:2023 Cross River State elections

Cross River