Senator Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe, who currently represents Cross River North, defeated Governor Ben Ayade in the race for re-election to the Senate.
Agom-Jarigbe of the Peoples Democratic Party won the National Assembly elections on Saturday, defeating Ayade, who served in the Senate from 2011 to 2015. Agom-Jarigbe received 56,595 votes to Ayade's 76,145.
Around 3:05 a.m. on Monday, the Independent National Electoral Commission's returning officer, Dr. Emmanuel Emanghe, declared the election's outcome.
Following the passing of Dr. Rose Okoh, Agom-Jarigbe, a two-term member of the House of Representatives, was elected to the Senate in a bye-election in September 2021, according to The News Agency of Nigeria. 
Similar to this, Ayade, who is completing his second term as the state's governor, sought to succeed Agom-Jarigbe as the senator representing Cross River's Northern senatorial district.
After his declaration by the returning officer, the Senator could not, however, receive the Declaration Form.
When the Declaration Form was requested, Agom-Jarigbe was informed that the state's electoral body had accidentally sent it to Obudu.
The form was accidentally brought to Obudu, but the resident electoral commissioner, Prof. Gabriel Yomere, said over the phone that "he can be issued with a temporary one while we wait for the original one to be brought."
In the meantime, PDP candidate Godwin Offiono won the Ogoji/Yala Federal Constituency election.
Jude Ngaji, the area's current representative and a member of the All Progressives Congress, lost to Offiono by 36,651 votes to 32,973 votes.
Dr. Wakasor Ofem announced the Ogoja/Yala Federal constituency election results.
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