{"id":17798,"date":"2019-11-10T19:40:11","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T19:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=17798"},"modified":"2019-11-10T19:40:11","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T19:40:11","slug":"pdp-reacts-to-appeal-court-ruling-on-akpabios-senatorial-election-rerun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/pdp-reacts-to-appeal-court-ruling-on-akpabios-senatorial-election-rerun","title":{"rendered":"PDP reacts to Appeal Court ruling on Akpabio\u2019s Senatorial election rerun"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State has welcomed the judgement of the Court of Appeal on the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial election.<\/p>\n

The court on Saturday nullified the election of Chris Ekpenyong and ordered a rerun in only one local government area \u2013 Essien Udim Local Government Area \u2013 between Mr Ekpenyong and Godswill Akpabio, a former Senate minority leader.<\/p>\n

Mr Akpabio hails from Essien Udim.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe welcome the judgement of the Court of Appeal which has proven that widespread irregularities occurred in Essien Udim Local Government Area and we are preparing for the election,\u201d Ini Emembong, the PDP spokesperson in Akwa Ibom state, told PREMIUM TIMES, Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we are expecting Senator Akpabio\u2019s resignation (as Minister of Niger Delta Affairs) so that he can come for the election,\u201d Mr Ememobong added.<\/p>\n

The PDP spokesperson later issued a statement, saying the rerun would afford the PDP a chance to widen its victory margin against Mr Akpabio and the APC.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is on record that the margin of victory currently outstanding is in tens of thousands of votes, which has not been affected by the judgement of the court.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur party urges the general public to ignore the false stories being peddled by members of the opposition APC about the judgement \u2013 which specifically ordered a rerun in Essien Udim local government area alone,\u201d Mr Ememobong said.<\/p>\n

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Mr Ekpenyong, a former deputy governor of Akwa Ibom<\/a>, winner of the February 2019 election which truncated Mr Akpabio\u2019s ambition to return to the Senate for a second term.<\/p>\n

Mr Akpabio faulted INEC\u2019s declaration and accused the election commission of \u201ctampering\u201d with the election result.<\/p>\n

Mr Akpabio\u2019s election petition against Mr Ekpenyong and INEC failed at the lower tribunal as it affirmed that Mr Ekpenyong won the election.<\/p>\n

The appellate court ruled on Saturday that it was wrong for INEC to have declared Mr Ekpenyong winner of the election.<\/p>\n

The court ordered INEC to withdraw the certificate of return from Mr Ekpenyong and conduct a rerun in Essien Udim within 90 days.<\/p>\n

Mr Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom, resigned from his position as the Senate minority leader and defected from the PDP to the APC where he contested the election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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