A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ruled that it stands by the Appeal Court judgment, which upheld Akan Udofia’s emergence as All Progressives Congress gubernatorial candidate in Akwa Ibom State and therefore will not proceed to assume jurisdiction over the case any longer.
He further held that he will not proceed to hear a case wherein the subject matter has been determined by the Court of Appeal. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Idris JCA, the Court of Appeal set aside the November 14th judgment of Justice Okeke of Federal High Court, Uyo which had earlier nullified the May 26, 2022 APC primaries in Akwa Ibom wherein Udofia emerged winner.
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