Akwa Ibom: APC’s candidate, Ekere approaches Supreme in bid to nullify Emmanuel’s election

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State during the last election, Nsima Ekere has dragged Governor Udom Emmanuel before the Supreme Court.

Ekere is praying the apex court to nullify Emmanuel’s victory and order the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a fresh election in the state.

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Emmanuel was declared as the winner of the March 9 election in the state, he also defeated Ekere both at the election petition tribunal and at the Appeal Court.

The Appeal Court had even after affirming the tribunal judgment sacking Ekere’s petition, also awarded N500,000 cost against him.

However, despite that development, the APC candidate has taken the matter to the Supreme Court, arguing that the Appeal Court judges abandoned the substance for technical judgement.

In his appeal, which was filed on November 25, 2019, Ekere said the appellate court erred, he, therefore, asked the Supreme Court to annul the election.