Obong Akan Udofia
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday rejected a bid by Senator Ita Enang to strike out All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Obong Akan Udofia’s action against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for allegedly being filed out of time.
Udofia had filed an action to compel INEC to publish his name and particulars, having been declared the winner of the APC governorship primaries in Akwa Ibom State.
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Addressing the court, counsel for Udofia, Valentine Offia, argued that INEC’s omission of Udofia’s name occurred on July 22, while the suit was filed on August 1.
He said the computation of time fell within the statutory 14 days period for such pre-election matters prescribed in 285(9) of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
The court upheld Udofia’s argument that the case was properly filed in time, thereby thwarting any move by Enang to render it out of time.
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