An Appeal Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has ordered a rerun election in Akwa Ibom north-west senatorial district.
Godswill Akpabio, a former governor of the state had contested alongside Chris Ekpeyong, a former deputy governor of the state, in February.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Ekpeyong of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), winner of the election.
Akpabio later filed a petition against Ekpeyong’s victory at the tribunal, alleging that it was marred by irregularities.
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However, Akpabio’s petition was set aside as “lacking in merit”, adding that the petitioner failed to prove that he won the election as well as failed to present convincing evidence of non-compliance with electoral act as raised in his petition.
He went further to appeal the verdict of the tribunal.
