The APC has never had its governorship candidate in the state recognised by INEC since May 2022 when the party conducted its primary.
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INEC spokesperson, Festus Okoye, did not respond to request for comment on the matter when contacted on Saturday.Despite not being recognised by INEC, Mr Udofia had commenced his governorship campaign in the state shortly after the court victory. Spokesperson of Mr Udofia governorship campaign council, Imoh Akpan, told PREMIUM TIMES there was a “lacuna” in the Court of Appeal judgment, which he said the APC was currently engaging INEC on.
Mr Enang, who instituted the case after losing at the Appeal Court had proceeded to the Supreme Court, asking it to declare him the governorship candidate of APC in the state on the basis that Mr Udofia was not a member of the APC at the time the primary was conducted. “The original appellant in the case rising from the appellate court decision is Mr Enang, the law requires that if we have issues with that appeal we should file a respondents appeal but giving the time that the Supreme Court has to treat pre-election matters the wise thing is what the APC has done – to file a cross appeal – an appeal upon the appeal of Mr Enang.
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