Tribunal orders re-run in Akwa Ibom gov. election
Akwa Ibom, Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News Thursday, October 22nd, 2015The Akwa Ibom State governorship tribunal has ordered for a rerun of the governorship election in the state.
The Tribunal ordered Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct re-run election in 18 local government areas of the state. There are 31 LGs in Akwa Ibom.
Giving its verdict on Wednesday, the Tribunal said it was satisfied that there were discrepancies during the governorship election held on April 11.
The Tribunal further asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct the re-run elections.
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on Oct 22 2015. Filed under Akwa Ibom, Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News.
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