The decision of the All Progressives Congress to appeal the verdict of the Election Petitions Tribunal has been made public by Obong Akanimo Udofia, the party’s candidate for governor in Akwa Ibom State.
The case for the APC candidate was dismissed last week by a three-person panel chaired by Justice Adekunle Adeleye on the grounds that the petitioner had not fully shown his claims of serious electoral law violations during the conduct of the elections.
The APC in the state was disappointed with how the tribunal “arrived at those outcomes in the face of glaring evidence of infractions on the Electoral Act and the 1999 Constitution,” according to a statement released on Sunday night in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, by Udofia. Udofia said the tribunal’s decision regarding the outcome of the March 18, 2023 governorship election was shocking, unjust, and unacceptable.
Udofia expressed confidence that the appeal would receive a fair hearing and pledged to keep upholding the rule of law and respect for the courts.
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