1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Cross River State

The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Cross River State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Cross River State. John James Akpan Udo-Edehe representing Cross River North, and Matthew Mbu representing Cross River Central won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, while Florence Ita Giwa representing Cross River South won on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party.[1][2][3]

Overview

Affiliation	Party		Total
	PDP	ANPP
Before Election			3
After Election	2	1	3

Summary

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
Cross River North				John James Akpan Udo-Edehe		PDP
Cross River Central				Matthew Mbu		PDP
Cross River South				Florence Ita Giwa		ANPP

Results

Cross River North

The election was won by John James Akpan Udo-Edehe of the Peoples Democratic Party.[4]

1999 Nigerian Senate election in Cross River State

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP	John James Akpan Udo-Edehe
Total votes
	PDP hold

Cross River Central

The election was won by Matthew Mbu of the People's Democratic Party.[5]

1999 Nigerian Senate election in Cross River State

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP	Matthew Mbu
Total votes
	PDP hold

Cross River South

The election was won by Florence Ita Giwa of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.[6]

1999 Nigerian Senate election in Cross River State

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	ANPP	Florence Ita Giwa
Total votes
	ANPP hold

References

1. "NIGERIA: parliamentary elections House of Representatives, 2003". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
2. "Elections in Nigeria". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
3. "Africa Update". web.ccsu.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
4. Uganwa, Austin (2014). NIGERIA FOURTH REPUBLIC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. ISBN 978-1-4990-8875-5.
5. "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
6. "SENATORS". dawodu.com. Archived from the original on 2003-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-22.