According to Sahara Reporters, Akpabio was thrown out of the Senate because of what the court described as ”violations
to the Electoral Act during the senatorial election between Mr Akpabio
and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Inibehe Okori.’‘
It is not clear why the court’s decision came late in the day
yesterday, December 10, as courts are not known to sit late in the
night.
APC’s Inibehe Okori had approached the court challenging the judgement of the trial tribunal which upheld the disputed March 28 Akwa Ibom North West senatorial election in which Akpabio of the PDP was declared winner.
The three man Appeal Court panel had earlier berated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for what it says is ”it’s public display of partisanship and failure to remain neutral as an independent electoral umpire and wondered why the commission should cry more than the bereaved in the suit.”
The Court of Appeal ordered a rerun election in Akwa Ibom State in 90 days.
APC’s Inibehe Okori had approached the court challenging the judgement of the trial tribunal which upheld the disputed March 28 Akwa Ibom North West senatorial election in which Akpabio of the PDP was declared winner.
The three man Appeal Court panel had earlier berated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for what it says is ”it’s public display of partisanship and failure to remain neutral as an independent electoral umpire and wondered why the commission should cry more than the bereaved in the suit.”
The Court of Appeal ordered a rerun election in Akwa Ibom State in 90 days.
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