AKWA-IBOM

The election petition tribunal in the just concluded gubernatorial election in Akwa-Ibom has nullified elections in eighteen local government areas of the state with instructions for INEC to conduct a rescheduled election in the affected local government areas. Justice Sadiq said he was convinced on the testimony of Chief Don Ettiebet a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party...Meanwhile the All Progressive Congress has said the rejected the judgment and will appeal the judgment, since they had originally prayed the tribunal to outrightly nullify the election given the associated irregularities.