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Appeal Court Upholds Akpabio’s Election
Political Briefs
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THE Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, December 11, upheld the election of Godswill Akpabio, Senate minority leader, as senator representing Akwa Ibom North West senatorial district after dismissing the appeal by Inibehe Okori, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the March 28, 2015 poll.
Justice Abdul-Rahman Oredola, leading a three-man panel of justices, held that Okori’s appeal against the verdict of the Akwa Ibom National and State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, which earlier affirmed Akpabio’s election October 14, 2015, lacked merit.
The appellate court which narrowed the issues raised by Okorie to his allegation that Akpabio was not validly nominated as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the Akwa Ibom North West senatorial election, held that the former governor, now Senate minority leader, was validly sponsored by his party.
Justice Oredola, who read the lead judgment, said the issue of non-qualification raised by Okori did not fall within the contemplation of section 66 (2)(b) of the Constitution which stipulates the criteria for qualification of a candidate to stand for an election.
— Dec 21, 2015 @ 01:00 GMT
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