Senator Adams Oshiomhole has been teased by Senate President Godswill Akpabio for securing only one local government area for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the recent Akwa Ibom State local government elections.
Oshiomhole, who represents Edo North
senatorial district, made the remark during a plenary session while advocating
for reforms in local government elections to prevent the ruling party from
dominating all elective positions.
Akpabio’s hometown, Essien Udim Local
Government Area, was the only area where the APC emerged victorious, amidst
controversy.
The Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral
Commission (AKISIEC) declared the APC winner in the local government area, but
a viral video showed the Returning Officer, Professor Inyang Ating, declaring
PDP’s Enobong Patrick as the winner.
Ating declared, “I hereby certify that I was
the Returning Officer for the election held on the 5th of October 2024. The
election was contested, and the candidates received the following votes: Hon.
Ntiedo Usoro of the APC: 686 votes; Engr. Enobong Patrick Friday of the PDP:
55,612 votes.”
“Engr. Enobong Patrick Friday, having complied
with the requirements of the law and having scored the majority of votes, is
hereby declared elected. He also received more than 25% of the votes in all 13
wards of Essien Udim. I so declare, and I hereby sign as the Returning
Officer,” he added.
Notedly, the PDP won all other local
government areas except Essien Udim, according to AKISIEC’s chairman, Aniedi
Ikoiwak.
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