Five members currently serving at the National Assembly (NASS) from Cross River lost their primary elections after the conclusion of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries.
The lawmakers who lost out are Emil Inyang (Biase/Akamkpa federal constituency), Bassey Akiba (Calabar Municipality/Odukpani), Godwin Offiono (Yala/Ogoja), and Mike Etaba (Obubra/Etung).
However, Alex Egbona, who represented Yakurr/Abi in the federal constituency defected to the PDP shortly before the APC primaries.
The primaries for both the Green and Red Chamber were concluded between Saturday and Monday.
The state has a total of 11 lawmakers at the NASS, with all the members from the ruling APC.
The state has a total of eight representations in the House of Representatives, with the other three representing the South, Central, and Northern senatorial districts of Cross River.
While the three senators won the APC tickets ahead of the 2027 general elections, only three out of the eight House of Representatives aspirants seeking return were successful in their primaries.
The victorious are the representatives of Calabar South/Akpabuyo/Bakassi, Joseph Bassey,; Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku federal constituency, Peter Akpanke; and Ikom/Boki federal constituency, Victor Abang.
