The National & State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Uyo has nullified the return of Emmanuel Ukpong-Udo as the member representing Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on 05th May, declared incumbent Ukpong-Udo of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) as the winner of the February 25 House of Representatives election conducted in Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State.

The YPP Candidate was announced to have scored 19926 votes, ahead of his closest challenger, Glory Emmanuel Edet of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s 15765 votes.

Recall that, following the violence that occurred on 25th February especially in Itak, Ikono LGA; INEC declared the election inconclusive and scheduled a supplementary election in certain polling units on April 15, 2023.

However in April, all the polling units where the re-run held, were met with violence following snatching of electoral materials, hijacking of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines, intimidation of voters and refusing them to exercise their rights, including the shooting of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member on election duty.

INEC thereafter cancelled the re-run election without declaring a winner. Ironically, INEC declared the YPP Candidate as winner almost one month later.

Obviously unhappy with the declaration, Edet & the PDP through Uwemedimo Nwoko SAN, approached the tribunal seeking the invalidation of the return of Ukpong-Udo.

The tribunal held that the declaration and return of the YPP Candidate, Ukpong-Udo, was done in clear violation of the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022.

The three-man panel ordered INEC to conduct a supplementary election in the 33 affected Polling Units within 90 days.

The Appeal Court sitting in Lagos also re-affirmed the declaration and return of Umo Eno as Governor of Akwa Ibom State.

Petitions by Akpan Abraham for the Action Alliance, Emem Coffie (Accord Party), Bassey Akpan (YPP) and Akanimo Ekpo of the APC were unanimously dismissed at the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Uyo.

The four aggrieved Parties approached the Appellate Court who dismissed the petitions of the Action Alliance, Accord Party and their Candidates as lacking in merit, and thereafter reserved Judgement in the APC & YPP appeals.

FuckingMachine:
I must Bleep this woman

Whosever think and believe that Nigeria will get better in this era doesn't think well, Nigeria is so corrupt, from those criminals and drugs barron in Aso Rock, to the legislature, judiciary down to INEC. These criminals twisted everything including the constitution to favour them whenever the need arise.
The election was meted with violence and inconclusive as they said and after few weeks the criminal entity called INEC declare a winner from the said inconclusive election. Perhaps if the YPP guy had decamped to APC it wouldn't have matter just like the 25% in the FCT doesn't matter.

To all minions supporting those criminals on social media and otherwise, it shall never be well with una all

FuckingMachine:
I must Bleep this woman

LAXconfidential:


Some of una nor just get brain

FuckingMachine:


Oga I'm saying my mind

otomatic:
Something that YPP will still win a thousand reruns.
It's not the party but the candidate; a man of the people.

trulymatters:
Even if PDP like they should re-run 10 times, it would still be vawulence in Itak. YPP are not backing down. Ukpong-Udo may not be the finest politician but he has made impact in Itak that PDP failed to achieve.

bekpo:
Even if d rerun is conducted 100 times, Emmanuel Ukpong Udo will win 100 times. I am very sure that d court of Appeal will upturn this charade.

LAXconfidential:


How are you so sure

garfield1:


So itak is a ypp stronghold