Breaking: APC pulls out of Akwa-Ibom re-run, PDP raises alarm


The All Progressives Congress, APC in Akwa Ibom State said it will not participate in the re-run election scheduled for Saturday.

In a press conference on Friday in Uyo, State Chairman of the APC, Mr Ini Okopido, said the party has withdrawn from the re-run election in Essien Udim local government area as it was dissatisfied with the conduct of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state.

Okopido said both Senator Godswill Akpabio whose candidacy has been replaced with Emem Ekperkpe for the Senatorial District election and Nse Ntuen for Essien Udim State Constituency will not participate in the elections.

He said the party has instituted a court process against INEC for failing to affirm the election of Nse Ntuen as the member representing Essien Udim in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly.

“We have officially as a party withdrawn from the rerun elections in Essien Udim local government area. We are so dissatisfied with the conduct of INEC in Akwa Ibom State and we have withdrawn from the elections.

“As far as we are concerned, Igini has shown unprecedented bias against APC. We know he does not like APC in Akwa Ibom State and if he conducts any election in Akwa Ibom, the party will withdraw. Igini has not been fair to us as a state,” he said.

Barrister Mike Igini, a former activist is the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom.

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom has accused the Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Senator Godswill Akpabio, of perfecting plans to rig the state and National Assembly rerun elections on Saturday.

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