Tag: CANDIDATE

Supreme Court affirms Akpabio APC Senatorial Candidate for Akwa Ibom North

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Senate President Godswill-Akpabio

The Supreme Court on Friday restored former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godwin Akpabio as the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC for Akwa Ibom North Senatorial District. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, the Apex Court upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which in September last year granted verdict in favour of the immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. Saulawa after reviewing the arguments canvassed by Akpabio said that his appeal was meritorious and therefore was allowed. The judgement was…

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Court to hear suit challenging substitution of PDP candidate for Borno central senatorial district Jan. 23

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Hon, Jibrin Tatabe

An FCT high court, Apo on Tuesday fixed January 23 to hear a motion filled by Alhaji Jibrin Tatabe of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) challenging alleged substitution of his name for the Borno central senatorial district. Tatabe filed a motion before Justice Bello Kawu alleging that an affidavit of withdrawal from the race was forged and deposed in his name by Mohammed Kamalia and forwarded to his party. He alleged that his party accepted it and approved it without investigating the truth. Consequently, the party replaced Tatabe’s name with that of…

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