Election Tribunal Dismisses All APC Petitions In Cross River

The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar has delivered judgements on five petitions filed by candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State against the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, challenging the outcome of the 2019 General Elections to different seats of the National Assembly.
The Chairman of a 3 man (second panel) led by Justice A. A. Babawale with Justice S. B. Shuaibu and Justice M. C.Okohyesterday dismissed the petitions of APC in favour of PDP.
The petitions were in suits no EPT/CAL/S/09/2019 between WabillyNyiam of APC versus Senator Rose Oko of the PDP (Cross River North Senatorial district); EPT/CAL/HR/06/2019 Jude Ngaji of APC versus Hon. JarigbeAgomJarigbe of the PDP, (Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency); EPT/CAL/HR/07/2019
Mkpanam Obo-BasseyEkpo of the APC versus Hon. Daniel Asuquo of the PDP, (Akamkpa/Biase Federal constituency).
The other, EPT/CAL/HR/08/2019 AkibeEkpenyong of the APC versus Rt. Hon. Eta Mbora and another (Odukpani/Calabar Municipal Federal Constituency); and EPT/CAL/HR/10/2019 between Dominic Aqua-Edem of APC versus Hon. EssienAyi, (Bakassi/Calabar South/Akpabuyo Federal Constituency).
The first, second and fifth judgments; EPT/CAL/S/09/2019, EPT/CAL/HR/06/2019, and EPT/CAL/HR/10/2019 were read by the chairman of the tribunal Justice A. A. Babawale.
Justice S.B. Shuaibu read the judgment in suit number EPT/CAL/HR/07/2019 while Justice M. C. Okoh read the judgment in suit number EPT/CAL/HR/08/2019.
In upholding the elections of the PDP candidates, the tribunal maintained that APC should blame itself for what has befallen them because it was the unresolved internal dispute within the ranks of the party that gave rise to the Federal High Judgment which order remained valid and was obeyed by INEC.