Akwa Ibom Assembly poll: APC petitions NJC, Appeal Court over alleged compromise

By Chioma OnuegbuUyoCandidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the March 9, 2019 House of Assembly elections for UruefongOruko state constituency, Akwa Ibom state, Mr Aniefiok Omen Bassey, has petitioned the National Judicial Commission (NJC) and President of the Appeal Court, alleging that election petition tribunal erred in delivering the ruling in favour of his opponent, Asuquo Archibong, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.In his petition Bassey alleged that Archibong, was not qualified to stand as a candidate in the election, citing discrepancies in age and academic qualifications, which he claimed were deliberately falsified to meet the requirements as spelt out by the Electoral law.Continue reading Akwa Ibom Assembly poll: APC petitions NJC, Appeal Court over alleged compromise at Vanguard News.
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