JUST IN (FRESH TR0UBLE): Akwa Ibom APC's Primary Nullified | READ WHY
Faith Ukanwa
Nov 14, 2022
JUST IN (FRESH TR0UBLE): Akwa Ibom APC's Primary Nullified | READ WHY
The May 26, 2022 governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom state, have been declared null and void by a Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, the state capital.
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Delivering judgment on Monday, November 14, 2022, Justice Agatha Okeke, ordered that a fresh governorship primary should be conducted within 14 days of the court's ruling.
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The court disqualified the governorship candidate of the party, Akanimo Udofia, from participating in the fresh primary, on the grounds that he is not a member of the APC in the state.
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The court also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to recognise Akan Udofia nor accept him as candidate according to section 77 sub-section 3 of the Electoral Act.
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The case was filed by a former senator, Ita Enang, who claimed that he was duly elected as the candidate of the APC in Akwa Ibom. He had argued that Udofia is not a member of the party and did not participate in all the stages of the process for electing a governorship candidate of the party.
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