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BREAKING: INEC Rejects Akpabio, Recognises Contender As APC Senatorial Candidate

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the primaries which produced Godswill Akpabio as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Akwa Ibom...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the primaries which produced Godswill Akpabio as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Akwa Ibom North West senatorial district.

Akpabio, who stepped down for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the ruling party, at the convention of the ruling party, was declared winner of a senatorial primary conducted on Thursday.


The State APC Chairman, Mr Stephen Ntukekpo, had said he was directed by the party at the national level to carry out a re-run over alleged infractions.

According to the result of the rerun senatorial primary election, Akapbio emerged winner with 478 votes, while DIG Ekpo Udom (rtd), who won the first primary, secured just three votes.

But speaking with Daily Trust in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, on Sunday, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Akwa Ibom State, Mr Mike Igini, said the commission would only recognise the winner of the primaries monitored by INEC.

He denied the claim that the commission monitored the re-run APC senatorial primaries, where Akpabio emerged winner.

“The primaries was concluded on the 27th of last month, so I don’t know what you are talking about. The one that was conducted was monitored by INEC and the report has been submitted to Abuja.

“INEC is not aware of any senatorial primaries conducted on Thursday (June 9) that was monitored by INEC, none,” he stated.

The REC also affirmed that the APC has no governorship candidate in the state, saying the governorship primary where Mr Akanimo Udofia emerged winner was not monitored by INEC.

https://dailytrust.com/breaking-inec-rejects-akpabio-recognises-contender-as-apc-senatorial-candidate

Very good

Very good,he was supposed to throw his full weight behind his presidential bid but no he chose to step down for Tinubu now we have an old man as a major contender.

Nice one.......

It's like this Mike Igini and Akpabio are fighting over the same woman

wrong headline recognises Ukpo Edom

From frying pan to fire lol.

I hereby declare vawulence here

Good one by inec. They shld also make it a law that nobody shld obtain form/participate in two primary during the same election.

Ye kparikpa!! The end to a political journey.

Leaving PDP was his worst mistake.

Tilumboo don scam this weyrey

Anyways dem fit pay am off with money

Good

Om

This APC is just full of evil. Look at the rubbish some people want to continue.
You can see the kind of people bringing in these expired products. Someone you voted for initially now securing only 3 votes. Criminals everywhere.

I'll continue to be OBIdient to the new movement.

At this stage,Akpabio should stop embarrassing himself and go and sit down somewhere. His injection of himself into the APC group of evil politicians is about destroying whatever that is left of his worn out legacy in Akwa Ibom. He seem to have no plan. Just obeying the wind.

My people, una don see am. Nothing good can ever emanate from greed... In just one month, lost his Ministerial post, lost his presidential bid and finally, lost his senatorial bid...

Asiwaju really scam this bastard.

Akpabio u think say u dey wise...u want to eat your cake and have it... you're a mumu man

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BREAKING: INEC Rejects Akpabio, Recognises Contender As APC Senatorial Candidate


https://dailytrust.com/breaking-inec-rejects-akpabio-recognises-contender-as-apc-senatorial-candidate

Akpabio na the most senseless phool this world don ever see. Him step down to hand Tinubu zero votes. By the time Tinubu go knack am, him go know

R

Iginni been a thorn in Akpabio's neck from since 2019

Good riddance to bad rubbish!

Good 4him

You lose presidential ticket come dey lose senatorial ticket.

Who do you dis thing?

Pepper body no go kill una

E dn red

They will settle it the usual way. Abi no be brother and brother again?

OBI is coming

Even Akpabio does not believe in the Tinubu presidency he stepped down for.He does not believe Tinubu would win and make him minister,that's why he is hussling to go to the Senate.