Elections Tribunal: PDP wins two more House of Reps seats in Akwa Ibom
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday won two more seats of the House of Representatives in the state.
He also challenged the first respondent’s election on grounds he was not duly elected by the majority of lawful votes cast at the February 23rd National Assembly election. The court, therefore, dismissed the motion of the petitioner and held that the Respondents had a right to defend the case and that they had done so within the limits of the law.
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