PDP hold on Akwa Ibom is being threatened like never before by the opposition which has reportedly formed an alliance to...
to inform the public that the YPP in Akwa Ibom North-west had an alliance with APC to support Mr Akpabio for Senate. According to him YPP members voted for Mr Akpabio and it was time for APC to reciprocate the gesture by voting Mr Albert for governorMr Umoh and many others want Mr Udofia to form an alliance with the YPP and challenge the ruling PDP at the poll on Saturday.
Legal practitioners within and outside the state have disagreed on the legibility of the YPP candidate for this election and if he will be sworn in if he wins.said that Mr Albert can be sworn as governor if he wins the election despite his conviction by a court. According to Mr Udim, since Mr Albert has appealed his conviction, Section 182 which talks about disqualification from the office of governor is frozen. If he wins the election he would be sworn in because there’s no impediment. That is the position of the law,” Mr Udim told this newspaper on Monday.
“Disqualification is a ground for presentation of election petitions. If someone proves that his opponent was not qualified, his election can be annulled,” he said, adding that voters in the state could be throwing away their votes on Mr Albert.
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