Court Of Appeal Sacks Godswill Akpabio, Orders Rerun Election

 The Senate Minority Leader for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Godswill Akpabio, has on Thursday, December 10, been sacked from the National Assembly by the Appeal Court.

According to SaharaReporters, the Federal Court of Appeal announced yesterday, December 10, that violations to the Electoral Act during the senatorial election between Mr. Akpabio and the All Progressives Congress candidate Inibehe Okori informed their ruling.

The Appeal Court also ordered a rerun election in Akwa Ibom State within 90 days.

Mr. Akpabio was two-term governor of Akwa Ibom State, and a Senator representing the State.