APC primaries: Governorship aspirant rejects result of Akwa Ibom, calls for cancellation

A contestant in the just concluded governorship primaries in Akwa Ibom
State under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Sen.
John Akpanudoedehe has totally rejected the result of the elections.

He also appealled to the party's national working committee to ensure
that the election was cancelled.

Addressing a press conference in Uyo after the result was announced,
Udoedeghe said the entire process fell short of democratic process.

He insisted that the APC primary election was marred with violence and
intimidation of his supporters by his opponents.

He, therefore, called on the National Working Committee of the party
to ensure that justice was done to protect the hard-earned democracy.

"I, therefore, use this medium to reject the entire exercise and the
purported result for contravening the guidelines for the primary
election.

" I appeal to the National Executive Council of the party to cancel
the purported election and order for a fresh one.

"The supposed primary elections fell short of all known parameters of
modern democracy," Akpanudoedehe said.

He said that over the years, he had spent his limited resources and
time in building the party, stressing that he and his teeming
supporters have not been treated fairly.

Recall that the Chairman of the APC Congress Committee for Akwa Ibom,
Mr Yamah Momoh, had announced on Monday that Mr Nsima Ekere, won the
gubernatorial primaries with 160, 458 votes.

According to Momoh, Akpanudoedehe had polled 2015 votes, Mr Dan Abia
polled 4,189 votes while Dr Edet Efretuei polled 1,234 votes.