Akwa Ibom tribunal orders re-run election in 18 LGAs

The Akwa Ibom state governorship election tribunal has ordered a re-run election in 18 local government areas out of the 31 LGAs after they were nullified by the state tribunal on Wednesday October 21.

The election tribunal cited irregularities in the manner in which the elections were conducted.

The incumbent Governor Udom Emmanuel will still remain in office pending the outcome of the re-run election.

The tribunal had Wednesday ruled on the petition by the All Progressives Congress, and its candidate, Umana Umana, challenging the election of Emmanuel of the Peoples Democratic Party.

The governorship election was conducted on April 11 2015.

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.