According to PremiumTimes, there is serious confusion in Awka Ibom state, because of the judgement of the Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Tribunal. The tribunal on Wednesday, nullified elections in 18 local government areas of the state without unseating the governor.
The three-member tribunal, led by Justice Sadiq Umar, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct re-run election in the affected 18 local government areas.
Some of the affected local government areas include Eket, Uyo, Onna, Nsit-Ibom, Nsit-Ubium, Ibiono, Ibesikpo Asutan, Nsit-Atai, Etinam and Oron, among others.
While it called for rerun in the affected local government areas, the tribunal failed to make pronouncement on the status of the state governor.
It also failed to give specific time frame for the conduct of rerun election in the affected local governments.
