Appeal Court SACKED Akpabio From Senate

The Senate minority leader of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Godswill Akpabio was yesterday sacked by the court of appeal.

Mr. Akpabio is a Senator representing Akwa Ibom State, and is a former two term governor of that State.

In delivering its judgment, The Federal Court of Appeal said that violations to the Electoral Act during the senatorial election between Mr. Akpabio and the All Progressives Congress candidate Inibehe Okori informed its ruling.

The APC candidate, had Inibehe Okori appealed the election tribunal judgment which earlier declared Akpabio winner

The Court, therefore ordered a rerun election in Akwa Ibom State within 90 days.