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2023: Court Declares Akpabio APC Candidate For Akwa Ibom North-West

by Kunle Olasanmi
3 years ago
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Court Declares Akpabio APC Candidate
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Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and publish Godswill Akpabio’s name as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District election.

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The court in its judgment, held that INEC’s refusal to accept and publish Akpabio’s name was in contradiction with the law, having received the name from the APC as its valid candidate.

Nwite, who said that the electoral umpire acted illegally, said the commission lacked the power to have disqualified the 2nd plaintiff (Akpabio).

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“I hereby declare that the defendant (INEC) publish the name of the 2nd plaintiff as the authentic candidate,” the Judge ruled.

In the suit filed before Nwite, the APC and Akpabio were the 1st and 2nd plaintiffs respectively while INEC is the sole defendant.

INEC had recently cautioned the APC against its choice of candidate for the Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial seat.

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The commission said the name of the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Akpabio, submitted by the party remained invalid until the party followed due process.

Recall that DIG Udom Ekpoudom had emerged as the party’s candidate in the primary election said to have been supervised by INEC officials in the constituency.

However, the party submitted the name of Akpabio in his place.

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