On Thursday, the Supreme Court affirmed Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected Governor of Akwa Ibom State.
The court dismissed appeals filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Young Peoples Party (YPP), and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) challenging Governor Eno’s victory.
The Apex Court panel, headed by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, rejected the appeals based on allegations of WAEC Certificate forgery, which were raised by the APC, YPP, and the Action Alliance. Notably, the Court of Appeal in Lagos had earlier on November 24, 2023, affirmed Umo Eno’s victory, dismissing appeals from the Young Progressives Party (YPP) and the APC.
Additionally, in November, the Appeal Court had already dismissed petitions from Action Alliance (AA) and Accord Party (AP) against Governor Eno, with the panel led by Justice Tani Hassan upholding the validity of the findings of the governorship election petition tribunal.
