APC primaries: Sen Owan-Enoh wins Cross River party guber ticket

Senator John Owan-Enoh has been declared winner of the All Progressive
Congress gubernatorial primaries in Cross River, the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports.

Owan-Enoh represents Cross River Central Senatorial District in the
National Assembly.

Announcing the result on Tuesday in Calabar, Mr Ali Magaji, Chairman
of the Electoral Committee, said that Owan-Enoh scored a total of
82,272 votes out of the 101,212 votes cast.

He said that Mr Edem Duke, a former Minister of Culture and Tourism
got 7,367 votes while the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Usani
Usani had 1,778 votes.

"As we are all aware, this exercise started on Sept. 30 with the
distribution of materials to the various political wards across the
state.

"The total number of accredited voters in the election was 106,212. We
recorded 117 invalid votes and votes cast was 101,212.

"The election was conducted across the state in a peaceful manner
under the watch of security agents and the Independent National
Electoral Commission.

"With the powers conferred on me by the National Working Committee of
the party, I hereby declare Sen. Owan-Enoh winner of the gubernatorial
primaries in Cross River.

"He is now the candidates of the APC in Cross River ahead of the next
year governorship election in the state," he said.

Magaji called on other aspirants to work closely with Owan-Enoh with a
view to winning the state in 2019.

Speaking to newsmen after his victory, Owan-Enoh expressed happiness
with the result, saying that the people of Cross River have spoken in
unity.

He explained that the state was in dire need of leadership change and
thereby solicited the supports of all stakeholders of the party ahead
of the elections.

Owan-Enoh promised not to disappoint the mandate of the people if
elected into office as governor.