Controversies over the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC for the Akwa Ibom North Senatorial District was laid to rest on Friday with the confirmation of Senator Godswill Akpabio as the validly nominated contestant for the position by the Supreme Court.
The apex court in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, upheld the September 2022 judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja which declared the former Akwa Ibom State Governor as validly nominated by APC as its candidate for the senatorial district.
The Court of Appeal had in a judgment delivered on Nov. 14, 2022 voided the candidacy of the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs while setting aside the judgment of the lower court.
Akpabio had appealed the judgment of the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court.
Justice Saulawa said after reviewing the arguments canvassed by Akpabio, the Supreme Court consider his appeal was meritorious and therefore was allowed.
