The Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting at the Apo, Abuja Judicial Division, had on Friday struck out a post-election matter instituted by Senator Godswill Akpabio, following his defeat by former Deputy Governor, Engr. Chris Ekpenyong who polled over 118,000 votes as against his over 83,000.
But the presiding Judge, Justice Valentine Ashi of the FCT High Court dismissed the matter, following application by the Counsel to Akpabio, Mr. Sunday Ameh , that the case be withdrawn forthwith. He also urged Akpabio “to demonstrate the good spirit of sportsmanship by willingly accepting defeat in good faith instead of over heating the polity by giving the people false impression of rigging during the contest.”
“In 2011, I had done everything to go for Senate, but he tricked me to step down for another person, even when I and the former Minister of Petroleum, Otuekong Don Etiebet, had knelt down to beg the then President Goodluck Jonathan, to give him soft landing to go for a second term.
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