The unanimous judgment, delivered by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, favoured the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs
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This follows a petition against the immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, and NDDC Management.
Akpabio, who is also the Vice Chairman of the APC presidential campaign council, disclosed this  in a statement he signed on Tuesday in Uyo, the State capital.
This position was contained in a statement Akpabio, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, personally signed on Monday.
Adamu made his position known when he spoke with newsmen on Thursday at the party’s secretariat in Abuja
Justice Donatus Okorowo on Friday held that the plaintiff’s action was not justiciable, hence the suit was incompetent.
This was as the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC published the names of All Progressives Congress APC Presidential Aspirant, Godswill Akpabio as the party’s candidate for Akwa Ibom Northwest Senatorial District, and Ibrahim Shekarau as candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP for Kano Central Senatorial District, despite having defected from the NNPP about a month ago.
It comes after the taunting of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
The Commission rejected the nomination of the duo following controversies that surrounded the primary elections that purportedly produced them as senatorial candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
This was made known by the Commission in a statement on Saturday following continued agitation over the two seats
The submission on Friday comes amid the refusal of winners of the senatorial primaries to step down for the duo
Akpabio clinched the ticket on Thursday after stepping down on Wednesday during the APC presidential primaries
The aspirants announced their decisions in their speeches to the leadership of the party and delegates at the Eagle Square
Akpabio, a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs described Tinubu as an aspirant with a “sight and vision”.
It was in continuation of the screening by the Chief John Odigie-Oyegun-led APC 2023 seven-man presidential screening committee
The President during Wednesday’s FEC meeting ordered all cabinet members eyeing elective offices to quit before May 16
The Iftar dinner, held on Saturday at the Old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, was scheduled to commence 6:30pm
The network of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) in Abia released copies of the letter to newsmen at a press briefing held in Aba, Abia, on Saturday.
This was as stakeholders in the maritime industry called for urgent need for Nigeria to take advantage and utilize all the potential resources of the oceans, seas, rivers and lakes for the socio-economic emancipation of the Nigerian people.
Akpabio will be the Chairman of the Day, while Saraki will be the keynote speaker in the event which holds at Four Points by Sheraton, Victoria Island, Lagos on October 7th, 2021 by 10am.