{"id":195642,"date":"2022-06-12T22:24:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T21:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=195642"},"modified":"2022-06-12T22:24:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T21:24:43","slug":"2023-inec-rejects-akpabio-as-apc-senatorial-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/12\/2023-inec-rejects-akpabio-as-apc-senatorial-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"2023: INEC rejects Akpabio as APC senatorial candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The primary election which made former Senate Minority leader, Godswill Akpabio the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District has been annulled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).<\/p>\n<p>This is coming after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/05\/06\/2023-presidency-akpabio-opens-up-on-defection-possibility-says-no-difference-between-apc-pdp\/\">Akpabio<\/a> stepped down for the National Leader of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the party\u2019s presidential primaries on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Akpabio was announced as the winner of a senatorial primary election conducted on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Akwa Ibom State APC Chairman, Stephen Ntukekpo, had said he was directed by the ruling party\u2019s national body to conduct a re-run over alleged infractions.<\/p>\n<p>Then results from the fresh primary said Akapbio emerged winner with 478 votes, while DIG Ekpo Udom (rtd), who won the first primary, secured just three votes.<\/p>\n<p>But the Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC in Akwa Ibom State, Mr Mike Igini, told Daily Trust that INEC would only recognise the winner of the primaries monitored by the commission.<\/p>\n<p>He said that INEC did not monitor the re-run APC senatorial primaries, that saw Akpabio emerged winner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe primaries were concluded on the 27 of May, so I don\u2019t know what you are talking about. The one that was conducted was monitored by INEC and the report has been submitted to Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cINEC is not aware of any senatorial primaries conducted on Thursday (June 9) that was monitored by INEC, none,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The REC also affirmed that the APC has no governorship candidate in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The primary election which made former Senate Minority leader, Godswill Akpabio the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District has been annulled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). 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