National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party , Emmanuel Enoidem, has revealed that elections were canceled in some polling units and wards in Etim Ekpo Council of Akwa Ibom State because armed thugs hijacked electoral materials.He stated this while testifying as the first witness of the first respondent, Governor Udom Emmanuel, as he opened his case at the Governorship Election Tribunal in Uyo.
He noted that they were, however, arrested by the police and they confessed to being paid by APC and Nsima Ekere to cause instability in PDP strongholds in the state. Led in evidence by Chief Assam Assam , Enoidem tendered all unit results and local government results , Form EC8C, Form EC8D and Form EC8E including the CTC of receipt of payment to INEC in application for the forms tendered.