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Supreme Court has dismissed three separate appeals brought before it by some governorship candidates seeking to nullify the election of Akwa Ibom State

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State. The apex court on Thursday upheld the November 2023 ruling of the Court of Appeal, which dismissed the forgery case against the governor.  SaharaReporter reported in November 2023 that the Court of Appeal in Lagos State had dismissed the forgery case and upheld the judgement of the tribunal judgment affirming Eno’s election as governor of Akwa Ibom State. The appeal court ruling was given by a three-member panel of judges led by Festus Obande.

Lead counsel to the respective parties withdrew their separate appeals following the hints from the court’s panel of justices that they...

The Court affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal dismissing three separate appeals filed against the Akwa Ibom governor’s election.

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed three separate appeals brought before it by some governorship candidates seeking nullification of election of Akwa Ibom Governor, Umo Eno on account of alleged certificate forgery.The petitions of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Young Progressive Party (YPP) and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) were all dismissed by Justice Uwani