APC senatorial ticket: Akpabio seeks redress at Supreme Court

The vice chairman of the APC Presidential Campaign Council,  Sen. Godswill Akpabio, says he would approach the Supreme Court to seek redress on the Appeal Court judgement which nullified his emergence as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District.

Akpabio, a two-term former governor of Akwa Ibom State and the immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, also enjoined his supporters and party members to “remain calm and law-abiding, as they continue their campaigns for the successes of the APC in Akwa Ibom North West, Akwa Ibom State and the Nigeria at large.”

The former minister said this via a statement he personally issued, a copy of which was made available to The Star on Monday.

Akpabio said: “My attention has been drawn to the judgement delivered by the Court of Appeal Abuja Division, directing the INEC to delist my name from their list as the APC senatorial candidate for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District in the forthcoming 2023 elections.

“It is instructive to mention that I was not a party in the said Appeal though Orders were made against me and my interest.

“Whilst awaiting a copy of the said judgement to be made available to me and any other interested party, it is important to state that I am a lawyer by training and a law abiding citizen of this country and I am bound by our laws and judgements emanating from our courts including the one under reference.

“My lawyers on my advice and brief have commenced the scrutiny of the contents of the judgement as read, for the purposes of seeking appropriate legal redress.

“I am aware that the Supreme Court of Nigeria has the final say in these matters. I therefore, strongly advise my supporters, APC members and all my constituents to remain calm and law abiding, as they continue their campaigns for the successes of the APC in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria at large,” he stated.

The Star