The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar, Cross River State has dismissed the two separate petitions filed by Senator John ...
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar, Cross River State has dismissed the two separate petitions filed by Senator John Owan-Enoh, the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress and Pastor Usani Uguru Usani, laying claims to have been the candidate of the same party.
He noted that the petitioner came before the tribunal on two grounds, namely, one, “that the was non-compliance with the provisions of the electoral ACT 2010 as amended” and two “ that, he was unlawfully excluded from participation.” The judgment further noted that the petitioner failed to established or state how non-compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act has substantially affected the result of the election.
The State Chairman of the PDP, who was in court to witness the judgment, said: “We welcome the judgment. The governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has always called on Cross Riverians to come to join hands with him to move the state forward. This is our message to the opposition.
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