JUST IN: Appeal Court rules in favour of Akpabio, nullifies Senator Ekpenyong’s election

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The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has ordered a rerun election in Akwa Ibom north-west senatorial district which Minister of Niger Delta Godswill Akpabio contested with Senator Chris Ekpeyong.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Ekpeyong, a former deputy governor, who contested under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), winner of the election but Akapbio filed a petition against his victory at the tribunal.

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