Today, the Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross Rivers state upheld the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, Akwa Ibom State challenging the judgement of the State House Assembly Tribunal sitting in Uyo that ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue a certificate of return to Nse Ntuen of the APC as the winner of the March 9 elections for Essien Udim State Constituency against Bar. Esse Umoh of the PDP.

In their judgement, the Justices of the Court of Appeal unanimously disagreed with the judgement of the Tribunal and held that the Tribunal was wrong to have ordered INEC to issue a certificate of return to Nse Ntuen when he was not at any point announced as the winner of the elections for the Essien Udim State Constituency. The Court of Appeal consequently set aside the order of the Tribunal directing INEC to issue the Certificate of Return to Nse Ntuen and also struck out the Cross of Appeal of the APC for wanting in merit.



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