The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the Mrs Stella Egbung Nkoro of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as the winner of the bye-election into the House of Assembly.
The election was conducted in the Ikom II state constituency in Cross River state on Saturday.
Stella Egbung Nkoro, a widow of the PDP who demises on August 26 was declared the winner of the Ikom II state constituency by-election in the state.
Mrs Nkoro will replace her husband, the member representing the same constituency, who died recently.
The widow’s late husband, Simon, was the one representing the constituency at the Cross River State House of Assembly before his demise on August 26.
According to a statement by INEC national commissioner and chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, the PDP is the only party that will appear on the ballot paper in the by-election as parties agreed that Simon Okoro’s wife replace her husband since the term in office is almost due.
