2012 Cross River State gubernatorial election

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2012 Cross River State gubernatorial election
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Nominee Liyel Imoke Usani Uguru Usani
Party PDP ACN
Running mateEfiok Cobham Abdulrazak Namdas
Popular vote451,54431,026
Governor before election

Liyel Imoke
PDP

Elected Governor

Liyel Imoke
PDP

The 2012 Cross River State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on February 25, 2012. The PDP nominee Liyel Imoke won the election, defeating Usani Uguru Usani of the ACN. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Liyel Imoke emerged as PDP candidate. He picked Efiok Cobham as his running mate. [5] [6] Usani Uguru Usani was the ACN candidate. [7] [8]

Electoral system

The Governor of Cross River State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary election

PDP primary

The PDP primary election was held on January 23, 2012. Liyel Imoke emerged PDP flag bearer after polling 737 votes and defeating his closest rival, former Nigerian Ambassador to Mali and former PDP state chairman, Soni Abang who scored 3. He picked Efiok Cobham as his running mate. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

ACN primary

The ACN primary election was held on February 6, 2012. Usani Uguru Usani emerged the party's flag bearer after defeating his closest rival, Mike Ogar. [14] [15] [16]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Liyel Imoke People's Democratic Party 451,54493.57
Usani Uguru Usani Action Congress of Nigeria 31,0266.43
Total482,570100.00
Source: Channels TV

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