Akpabio Loses at Election Petition Tribunal – TheNigerialawyer

The National and State House of Assembly Election Tribunal,
sitting in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, wednesday upheld the
victory of Senator Christopher Ekpenyong as declared by the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the February 23
elections to represent Akwa Ibom North west senatorial district at
the Senate of the National Assembly.

Akpabio, the first petitioner had challenged the elections on
the ground that that Ekpenyong was not duly elected by majority of
lawful votes cast at the election and that the election that
produced Ekpenyong as winner was invalid owing to non-compliance
with the provisions of the Electoral Act in the conduct of the
elections.

But in a majority judgment, two justices dismissed the petition
and upheld as valid the declaration of Ekpenyong as the winner of
the election.

There was however a dissenting judgment by one out of the three
judges of the tribunal.

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