In 2011,buhari polled less than 10,000 votes in cross river and akwa ibom.in 2015,he had 28,000 votes in cross river with little support in the state.he achieved this when the only major chieftains were pastor usani usani,odey ochicha and okoi obla(barr).fastforward to 2018,apc now parades senator owan enoh,ndoma egba,goddy agba,edem duke,mma ita giwa,prince bassey otu,clement ebri,vena ikem,fidelis ugbo and several other ex pdp members who hitherto made pdp thick.apc therefore is expected to double or trple its tally next year especially in the central where it is strongest.
Buhari got 58,000 votes in akwa ibom in 2015 when the party had umanah umanah,ita enang and john udoedeghe.right now,don etiebet,hon bassey etim,senators akpabio and nelson effiong,nsima ekere are now in the party.