The former Akwa-Ibom State governor and Senate Minority Leader for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Godswill Akpabio, has been sacked by the Court of Appeal.
Mr. Akpabio is a Senator representing Akwa Ibom State, and is the former two term governor of the State.
The Court of Appeal announced on Thursday that violations to the Electoral Act during the senatorial election between Mr. Akpabio and the All Progressives Congress candidate Inibehe Okori informed their ruling.
The Court of Appeal ordered a rerun election in Akwa Ibom State in 90 days.
Meanwhile, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday nullified the election of Senator George Sekibo, representing Rivers East Senatorial District in the Senate.
Senator Sekibo, is a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Also nullified were no fewer than four elections into National Assembly and State House of Assembly.
Consequently, the Court of Appeal has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct rerun elections within 90 days.
Others affected by the judgement are: Kingsley Chinda of the PDP who lost the appeal to Tony Okocha (APC) (Obio Akpor Federal Constituency) and Chidi Wihioka (APC) , who defeated Boniface Emerangwa (PDP) ( Ikwerre/ Emohua Federal Constituency)
In the Port Harcourt II constituency election, the Appeal Court nullified the election of Blessing to pave the way for a rerun against Collins Owhonda of the APC.
The appellant court also ordered for a rerun within 90days time in the appeal filed by Andrew Uchendu.
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