Senator Akpan withdraws from Akwa Ibom PDP guber primaries, cites court order

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A governorship Aspirant in Akwa Ibom State, under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Bassey Akpan has declared his intention not

to participate in the governorship primaries of the party that would be held on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.

According to the letter tagged, “Adherence to the court order in suit No FHC/ABJ/CS/606/22 between Rt.Hon Friday Iwok & others and Independent National Electoral Commission and PDP- Inability to participate in the governorship primaries of May 25th, 2022 in Akwa Ibom State,” Senator Akpan noted that though he has been screened and cleared, he will not participate in today’s election to avoid contempt of court.

“I have been advised by my solicitors that a mere filing and or notice of an appeal at an upper court, and an application for the stay of order at the Federal High Court does not vacate or serve as a stay of the subsisting order of the lower court.

 

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