Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel’s challenge to the October 21, 2015 judgment of the state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which nullified his election in 18 out of the 31 Local Government Areas in the state, has been turned down by a five-man panel of the Court of Appeal in Abuja.
However, still being awaited is the judgment on the appeal by the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) candidate, Mr. Umana Okon Umana, asking for an order nullifying the election conducted on April 11, 2015 in the entire 31 local government areas.
Earlier the appeal court had dismissed an interlocutory appeal by Emmanuel challenging the competence of Umana and the APC to file petition challenging the outcome of the April 11 poll at the tribunal.
According to reports, the Court of Appeal revealed that the card reader accreditation was 448, 307, however, it was discovered that 1, 222, 836 votes were recorded during the governorship election in the state.
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