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Cross River State

Residents of Cross River State elect a governor, three senators, 8 members of the House of Representatives, and the Cross River State House of Assembly.

Governor of Cross River State

Bassey OtuSince 2023 · APC

Your next elections

  • President, your senators and House membersSat, 16 Jan 2027
  • GovernorSat, 6 Feb 2027
  • Cross River State House of AssemblySat, 6 Feb 2027

Your 2027 election guide: check your registration, collect your PVC, find your polling unit.

Your senators

three per state

  • Williams Eteng Jonah

    Cross River Central · APC

  • Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe

    Cross River North · PDP

  • EA

    Ekpeyong Asuquo

    Cross River South · APC

Your members of the House of Representatives

8 federal constituencies

  • Daniel Effiong Asuquo

    Akamkpa/Biase · PDP

  • Essien Ekpenyong Ayi

    Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South · PDP

  • JB

    Joseph Bassey

    calabar south akpabuyo bakassi south · APC

  • VA

    Victor Abang

    ikom boki · APC

  • PA

    Peter Akpanke

    obanliku obudu bekwarra · PDP

  • Etaba Michael Irom

    Obubra/Etung · PDP

  • Offiono Godwin

    Ogoja/Yala · PDP

  • Alex Egbona Egbona

    Yakurr/Abi · PDP

Your state legislature

Cross River State House of Assembly makes laws for the state and approves its budget.

People of Nigeria elects Cross River State. s.176–179: Each state’s voters elect its Governor. To win outright, a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes in two-thirds of the state’s local government areas.Umar NamadiUba SaniAbba Kabir YusufDikko Umaru RaddaNasir IdrisAhmad AliyuDauda LawalAhmadu Umaru FintiriBala MohammedBabagana ZulumMuhammad Inuwa YahayaAgbu KefasMai Mala BuniUmo EnoDouye DiriBassey OtuSheriff OborevworiMonday OkpebholoSiminalayi FubaraAlex OttiCharles SoludoFrancis NwifuruPeter MbahHope UzodinmaBiodun OyebanjiBabajide Sanwo-OluDapo AbiodunLucky AiyedatiwaAdemola AdelekeSeyi MakindeHyacinth AliaNyesom WikeAhmed Usman OdodoAbdulRahman AbdulRazaqAbdullahi SuleMohammed Umar BagoCaleb MutfwangNORTH WESTNORTH EASTSOUTH SOUTHSOUTH EASTSOUTH WESTNORTH CENTRALSTATES & GOVERNORSHOUSES OF ASSEMBLYAbuja, Federal Capital TerritoryPeople of Nigeria
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