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INEC Ordered To List Akanimo Udofia As Akwa Ibom APC Gov’ship Candidate

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Just In: Supreme Court Affirms Udofia As Akwa Ibom APC Guber
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been ordered to list Akanimo Udofia as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom.

Naija News understands that the order came from the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday, as the court has ruled that the case of Udofia was justifiable and subsequently.

It was learnt that an application was filed by Udofia seeking that a consequential order is given to INEC to list his name as a governorship candidate in the state.

His application follows a dispute between him and a former presidential aide, Ita Enang over who the authentic governorship candidate of the party is in the state.

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Both men had left the court to decide the authentic candidate of the APC in the Akwa Ibom governorship race.

However, in his judgement, Justice James Omotosho held that the case of Udofia was justiciable and subsequently granted the prayers and ordered INEC to list him as the candidate of the APC in Akwa Ibom State.

Arguing the motion for an order of mandamus, Udofia’s counsel, Emeka Etiaba (SAN), said that the court’s decision which upheld the process through which Udofia emerged as the candidate was not enough.

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He, therefore, approached the trial court to issue an order to INEC to list his client’s name as a candidate in the Akwa Ibom governorship election having been declared as lawfully nominated by his party.

It would be recalled that the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, dismissed Enang’s appeal against the judgement of the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal, which nullified the judgement of the Federal High Court that sacked Udofia as the candidate of the APC.

But Udofia approached the trial court for an order of mandamus to compeL INEC to list him as the authentic candidate of the APC for the rescheduled March 18 governorship election in Akwa Ibom since a consequential order was not made.

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