ESSIEN UDIM RERUN; THE APC IS WITHOUT A CANDIDATE It is public knowledge that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not be participating in the rerun elections for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District. This is consequent upon the press statement released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday the 16th day of December, 2019. The Court of Appeal, Calabar Judicial Division, while giving judgment in a petition by Senator Godswill Akpabio challenging the declaration of Senator Chris Ekpenyong of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the election in the Senatorial District, ordered that INEC should conduct a fresh election in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It is worthy of note that Essien Udim is just one out of the Senator Akpabio, in a letter dated the 2nd day of December, 2019 and addressed to the APC National Chairman, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, had notified the party of his withdrawal from the rerun, due to his curre...
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