The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been directed by a Federal High Court in Abuja to identify Godswill Akpabio as the All Progressives Congress candidate for Akwa Ibom North/West senatorial district.
The presiding Judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, in his ruling on Thursday noted that INEC acted illegally by refusing to accept and publish Akpabio’s name even when APC forwarded his name as its candidate.
Recall that, INEC had omitted the names of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs from its published lists, saying they did not participate in the primary elections.
