Godswill Akpabio has petitioned the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Akwa Ibom State over the results of the elections in the Akwa Ibom North-West District.
Naija News learnt that the petition comes after clear indication Senator Akpabio has been defeated in the race for Akwa Ibom North Senatorial District.
The Returning Officer Professor Peter Ogban noted in his declaration that PDP’s Christopher Stephen Ekpenyong is the Senator-elect of Akwa Ibom.
According to Professor Peter, REC, Mr. Ekpeyong polled 118,215 votes to beat Akpabio of APC who scored 83,158 votes.
Also, results for Ikot Ekpene/Essien Udim/Obot Akara Federal constituency have been announced by the Returning officer, Dr. Daniel Udoh, the result is as follows:
Emmanuel Akpan (APC) – 22,052 Votes
Nsikak Ekong (PDP) – 29,849
Meanwhile Mr. Akpabio, in his petition to the REC, is accusing him of “considering reversing the announced cancellation of result from Obot Akara”.
Mr. Akpabio’s opponent, Chris Ekpenyong of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is from Obot Akara.
“It is the law that a pronouncement on a result has been made, only a court of law can reverse such decision. An attempt to reverse same is total illegality,” Mr Akpabio said in the petition, dated February 23, and signed by his brother, Ibanga Akpabio, who was the APC senatorial agent in the election.
The senator said it was unfair to the APC for the REC to single out Essien Udim’s votes for a recount.
“We demand querying of card reader/recount of votes from all 10 Local Government Areas of Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District.“We call on INEC to fix a date for a rerun election in Obot Akara and announce the Essien Udim results,” the senator said.
Meanwhile, the PDP, which has also claimed victory in the election, has called on INEC to release the result of the election for the Akwa Ibom North-West.
“We hereby demand that INEC should without further delay announce the results of the Senatorial District and House of Representatives.
“We also demand that security operatives provide sufficient cover for the movement and announcement, in the light of recent developments threatening the announcement. There is no need for any further delay,” the PDP spokesperson in the state, Ini Ememobong, said in a statement on Monday.
source https://www.naijanews.com/2019/02/26/akpabio-petitions-inec-after-losing-senatorial-seat-to-pdp-in-akwa-ibom/
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