A member of the National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Justice Sheriff Hafizu, has said there were enough evidence to prove that Senator Godswill Akpabio was denied victory in the February 23 National Assembly election.
The W. O Akanbi-led tribunal had, in a majority judgement on Wednesday night, upheld the election of Dr. Chris Ekpenyong as the winner of the February 23rd National Assembly election and dismissed the petition of Godswill Akpabio. According to him, the case of Senator Akpabio was cancellation of duly collated votes at INEC office which went beyond the units.
The Minority Judge also submitted that the Witnesses of the Respondents were unreliable as they gave contradictory evidence during trial. Accordingly, Justice Hafizu voided the declaration of Engr Ekpenyong as the winner of the election and declared his return invalid.
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