Court stops INEC from issuing Certificate of Return in Akwa Ibom
A
Federal High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, Friday, ordered the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to action on the
issuance of certificate of return to any candidate in respect to Akwa
Ibom North West Senatorial election held on February 23, pending the
determination of suit before it.
Justice Valentine Ashi made the
order in an application, with suit No. FCT/HC/M/2680/19, with Senator
Godswill Akpabio as the applicant.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is the respondent.
In
an exparte motion dated February 28 with an affidavit deposed to by one
Daniel Michael Idoko and filed on March 1, Senator Akpabio prayed the
court for leave to apply for “judicial review for the issuance of writ
of Mandamus, prohibition, injunction and other declaratory reliefs
against INEC.
Akpabio also asked the court to direct the respondent to stay further action “particularly
further action in respect of issuance of certificate of return to any
candidate in respect of the seat of senator representing Akwa Ibom North
West Senatorial district on the account of election held on the 23rd
February, 2029.”
The court in granting the order, said there
was[b] “some merit especially in regards to the need to keep things in
status quo”[/b]
Thus, the court ordered “Leave is hereby granted
to the applicant to apply for judicial review for the issuance of a writ
of Mandamus prohibition injunction and other declaratory reliefs
against the respondent”
The court further order a stay of
issuance of certificate of return to any candidate in respect of the
seat as sought by the applicant
Justice Ashi also directed the
parties to first address the court on jurisdiction on the next adjourned
date, the court adjourned to March 8 for hearing of the case.
Meanwhile,
according to results declared by INEC, Ekpeyong polled 118,215 votes
ahead of Akpabio of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who secured
83,158 votes in the Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial district election.
But an incontrovertible result sheet from Akwa Ibom INEC office showed
different figures that had Akpabio scoring 138,256 votes as against
Ekpeyong’s 123,843.
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