{"id":17180,"date":"2020-06-01T09:30:42","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T09:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=17180"},"modified":"2020-06-01T09:30:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T09:30:47","slug":"like-benue-pdp-in-pole-position-to-sweep-cross-river-local-council-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=17180","title":{"rendered":"Like Benue, PDP in pole position to sweep Cross River local council polls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Ben-Ayade1.jpg\" alt=\"COVID-19: Flout directives on nose mask, pay N300,000 \u2014Ayade\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in Cross River State have won all the chairmanship and councillorship positions announced so far in Saturday\u2019s local government&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/apc-to-boycott-benue-local-council-election\/\">election<\/a>&nbsp;in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chairman of the state Independent Electoral Commission, Dr. Mike Ushie, announced results from 10 local government areas in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The local government areas whose results have been declared are Akamkpa, Akpabuyo, Bakassi, Calabar Municipal, Calabar South, Etung, Ikom, Obubra, Odukpani, and Yakurr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five political parties took part including the All Progressives Congress (APC), Labour Party (LP), Young Progressives Party (YPP), and People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in Cross River State have won all the chairmanship and councillorship positions announced so far in Saturday\u2019s local government&nbsp;election&nbsp;in the state. The Chairman of the state Independent Electoral Commission, Dr. Mike Ushie, announced results from 10 local government areas in the state. 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