BREAKING: Akpabio’s Election Was Valid - Supreme Court   

The Supreme court have today ruled that Godswill Akpabio was validly elected as governor of Akwa Ibom State, in a unanimous decision.
The unanimous decision brought to an end, a four-year legal tussle to impeach the governor.

Governor Goodswill Akpabio

The court ruled that Akpabio was the right candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, which was what Frank Okon had been challenging as he also contested for the party’s ticket in April 2011.
Mr Okon had demanded that the court nullify Akpabio’s election due to the fact that he and his supporters were not availed the information on the scheduled primaries after the cancellation of the previous exercise.
The court of Appeal had upheld Mr. Okon’s argument
However, Earlier today, Justice Bode-Rhodes Vivour, on behalf of Justice John Fabiyi, and six other Justices, the Supreme Court set aside the ruling of the Appeal Court in favour of Mr. Okon and restored the judgment of the High Court on the matter.
The High Court had ruled that Okon was not qualified to run as he had admitted in his affidavit before the court that he and his supporters were not allowed to participate in the primaries.
This comes after Governor Godswill Akpabio was rumoured to have collapsed four days ago during an event and was rushed to the hospital in the United Kingdom.